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Oscar nod for Kelowna film maker
January 21, 2015 - 7:28 PM

KELOWNA – For one local filmmaker working out of a basement suite, an Academy Award nomination came as quite a surprise.
UPDATE: Naramata Centre to close after 70 years
January 21, 2015 - 6:40 PM

NARAMATA - Naramata Centre, a pillar of the community since the late 1940s, is closing its doors after nine months of labour struggles, declining revenues and a failed plan to push forward.
No real opposition to rail corridor purchase: Lake Country mayor
January 21, 2015 - 6:01 PM

KELOWNA — Lake Country Mayor James Baker says he’s not aware of any organized resistance in his community to the proposal that the district borrow money to buy into the CN Rail corridor acquisition.
UPDATE: 90-year-old pedestrian hit crossing highway
January 21, 2015 - 4:43 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A 90-year-old man from Williams Lake is in serious but stable condition after he was hit by a southbound vehicle while crossing highway 97 at Daimler Road Wed. Jan. 21.
Is Kelowna hostile to medical marijuana?
January 21, 2015 - 2:44 PM
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KELOWNA – The police raid of a marijuana dispensary in downtown Kelowna last week appears to be an extension of a Kelowna bias against medical marijuana facilities, sources say.
Say good-bye to confusing rail crossings with completion of CN Rail corridor purchase
January 21, 2015 - 1:27 PM

KELOWNA - The CN Rail corridor purchase will be defined in Kelowna by what it gains — a multi-use transportation corridor — and what it loses — a bunch of annoying level crossings on local roads.
Winfield 7-Eleven robbed at gunpoint
January 21, 2015 - 12:03 PM

LAKE COUNTRY - An armed convenience store robbery in Winfield overnight ended with a police chase and a suspect in custody.
Double-digit temperatures on the way
January 21, 2015 - 9:39 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It’s nearly the end of January, a time of year when winter can rear its ugly head. Luckily for us Mother Nature has decided to tame Old Man Winter for at least a little while and we can expect temperatures to reach the double-digits across the region.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: KLJAN2115

Oscar nod for Kelowna film maker

UPDATE: Naramata Centre to close after 70 years

No real opposition to rail corridor purchase: Lake Country mayor

UPDATE: 90-year-old pedestrian hit crossing highway

Is Kelowna hostile to medical marijuana?

Say good-bye to confusing rail crossings with completion of CN Rail corridor purchase

Winfield 7-Eleven robbed at gunpoint

Double-digit temperatures on the way

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