News Items tag as: KLDEC2023

Why B.C. RCMP isn't using its cannabis impairment testing kits
January 07, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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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
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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 December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN VIDEO: Kamloops baker gives crash course on making the perfect macaron
The kitchen at Mary Ann’s Macarons in Kamloops is clean and comfortable, a place where thousands of festive macarons are made all year round. The baker behind the business is Ashley Funk, although she is known by many customers and fe

Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don't have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law, an appeals court says. The owner of a me

iN MAPS: The best festive holiday lights to view in Penticton
'Tis the season to be jolly and go for a tour around the community to take in the Christmas lights and festive decorations at these holiday houses and displays in Penticton. For just over a decade, INFOnews.ca has been adding to its lis

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