News Items tag as: KLDEC2115

MAP: Winter fun in Kelowna is just a snowball throw away
December 24, 2015 - 10:30 AM

KELOWNA - With the kids home from school and clients busy with their families, parents everywhere are looking for fun activities they can do with their kids.
Meteor shower and full moon highlight Christmas week
December 21, 2015 - 8:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Christmas week will be one to remember this year, at least for sky watchers who enjoy the auroras, meteor showers and full moons.
Don't tie property tax increases to inflation says Kelowna city manager
December 21, 2015 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA - Kelowna city manager Ron Mattiussi thinks using inflation as a yardstick for property tax increases just makes the type of problems the city is now facing worse.
Five-car pileup slows traffic on Harvey in Kelowna
December 21, 2015 - 2:44 PM

KELOWNA - The already heavy holiday traffic on Harvey Avenue through Kelowna was made worse by a five-car crash at Burtch Road this afternoon.
Kelowna artist uses childhood picture to make point about racism
December 21, 2015 - 1:08 PM

KELOWNA – The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art is hosting an exhibit next month that hopes to illustrate how innocent actions can perpetuate racism and negative stereotypes.
Okanagan to enjoy warm and white Christmas
December 21, 2015 - 8:30 AM

OKANAGAN - It will be a pretty typical week when it comes to weather in the Okanagan, with temperatures expected to stay near seasonal normals for much of the Christmas week.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

BCGEU strike highlights struggle for Okanagan pot shops
The BC General Employees Union strike continues and with BC Liquor Distribution Branch workers on the picket line it’s leaving cannabis retailers in a tough spot. The distribution branch handles almost all of the province’s cann

'Super efficient': The impact new housing rules have had in Okanagan, Kamloops
When Vernon builder Bryce Dahlen was approached by a client late last fall to build a carriage house in their yard, he pitched the idea of a duplex. New rules about density implemented by the provincial government had dramatically cut the r

MAP: Winter fun in Kelowna is just a snowball throw away