News Items tag as: KLDEC2023

Why B.C. RCMP isn't using its cannabis impairment testing kits
January 07, 2024 - 6:00 PM
iN420

Roadside testing kits for cannabis impaired drivers have been approved for use in Canada, but have a mixed reception and limited use in B.C.
Kelowna Legion latest building damaged by UBCO campus construction
January 03, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The Royal Canadian Legion in downtown Kelowna is now closed due to concerns about structural damage caused by UBC Okanagan digging an underground parking lot for it's downtown campus next door.
Who's really driving the vision to redevelop Kelowna’s North End?
January 02, 2024 - 9:00 AM

One of Kelowna’s oldest neighbourhoods is in the midst of a major makeover and long-time residents say their interests are playing second fiddle to a major lumber company.
Is 2024 the year Okanagan Lake floating bridge becomes a suspension bridge?
January 02, 2024 - 7:00 AM

This is shaping up to be the driest year on record in terms and if this continues, by the end of winter, could set a modern-day low water level record for Okanagan Lake.
Will it ever be safe to go home after Okanagan and Shuswap wildfires?
January 02, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Hundreds of homes were destroyed by the McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West Kelowna and the Bush Creek East Wildfire in the Shuswap last summer. But hundreds more homes were damaged, even if just by smoke drifting in through open windows.
No secrets when the City of Kelowna wants to buy land
December 31, 2023 - 7:00 PM

The City of Kelowna buys a lot of property through a variety of different processes. But, in all cases, the seller knows it’s the city wanting to buy.
The Block is drawing workers back to the office in Kelowna but slowly
December 31, 2023 - 6:00 PM

Kelowna’s newest office tower, The Block, is almost finished and while spaces haven’t been snapped up nearly as fast as the builders would have liked, they are optimistic it will be a huge success in the long run.
Lack of trust, consistency led to demise of Kelowna’s Journey Home Society in its efforts to end homelessness
December 31, 2023 - 3:30 PM

After five years and at least $1 million in Kelowna taxpayers’ dollars, the Journey Home Society is no longer part of the city’s efforts to end homelessness.
Why there may not be any Okanagan ice wine this winter
December 31, 2023 - 7:00 AM
iNwine

While the warm winter to date is not good for ice wine it’s not actually the reason why there may not be any produced in the Okanagan this season.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna mentalist enchants with mind-blowing illusions
December 30, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Kelowna has its own international award-winning illusionist and he's the only mentalist to have a residency in the Okanagan.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

News Items tag as: KLDEC2023

Why B.C. RCMP isn't using its cannabis impairment testing kits

Kelowna Legion latest building damaged by UBCO campus construction

Who's really driving the vision to redevelop Kelowna’s North End?

Is 2024 the year Okanagan Lake floating bridge becomes a suspension bridge?

Will it ever be safe to go home after Okanagan and Shuswap wildfires?

No secrets when the City of Kelowna wants to buy land

The Block is drawing workers back to the office in Kelowna but slowly

Lack of trust, consistency led to demise of Kelowna’s Journey Home Society in its efforts to end homelessness

Why there may not be any Okanagan ice wine this winter

iN VIDEO: Kelowna mentalist enchants with mind-blowing illusions

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