News Items tag as: KLJAN2023

Kelowna court delivers swift justice after shelter assault
February 03, 2023 - 2:35 PM

A Kelowna outdoor shelter employee was assaulted by one of its occupants, but justice came quickly when his assailant pleaded guilty and was sentenced the next day.
Repeat Kelowna offender removes ankle monitor, on the run
February 03, 2023 - 1:34 PM

A repeat violent offender is expected to return to the Okanagan after he ran from a recovery home in Surrey.
What’s next for Lake Okanagan Resort?
February 02, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Operators of the only beach bar on Okanagan Lake broke their lease and walked away in frustration and warn those who come next to do their homework.
Parents fight back against B.C. defunding Kelowna child development centre
February 01, 2023 - 6:00 AM

There’s an old adage: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
Confidential Okanagan College data now on the dark web
January 31, 2023 - 10:35 AM

A criminal organization that hacks into education and other institutions to steal sensitive data then hold it for ransom has carried out its threat and posted data stolen from Okanagan College on the dark web.
iN TRAFFIC: Expect snow in the Thompson-Okanagan today
January 31, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Snow flurries are expected to turn into heavier snowfall in Kamloops, the Okanagan and mountain passes today, Jan. 31, according to B.C. Travellers Forecast.
Unique Okanagan lakefront bar is up for lease
January 31, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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A Facebook posting says the Tiki Bar at Lake Okanagan Resort is for lease for $10,000 a month, although the price is negotiable.
Well known Kelowna senior dies just days before turning 104
January 30, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A beloved Kelowna resident has died just shy of an incredible 104th birthday.
Search and rescue helps in search for Kelowna man's remains in Kamloops park
January 30, 2023 - 5:00 PM

Kamloops RCMP enlisted the help of local search and rescue volunteers this weekend as the search continued for a Kelowna man's remains.
Both brothers wanted in Okanagan Rail Trail assault re-arrested
January 30, 2023 - 3:15 PM

The two men wanted in connection to a violent beating of a teen on the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna have both been re-arrested.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 26. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

News Items tag as: KLJAN2023

Kelowna court delivers swift justice after shelter assault

Repeat Kelowna offender removes ankle monitor, on the run

What’s next for Lake Okanagan Resort?

Parents fight back against B.C. defunding Kelowna child development centre

Confidential Okanagan College data now on the dark web

iN TRAFFIC: Expect snow in the Thompson-Okanagan today

Unique Okanagan lakefront bar is up for lease

Well known Kelowna senior dies just days before turning 104

Search and rescue helps in search for Kelowna man's remains in Kamloops park

Both brothers wanted in Okanagan Rail Trail assault re-arrested

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