News Items tag as: KLJUL2018

Mama Mia! Beware of fraudulent ticket sales for hot Kelowna musical
July 31, 2018 - 4:35 PM

KELOWNA - The Kelowna Actors Studio is warning of scam internet ticket sales for its production of the hit musical Mama Mia beginning its run this week.
Kelowna homeless shelter soon to be homeless itself; asks for help finding new space
July 31, 2018 - 2:23 PM

KELOWNA - Inn from the Cold, a 40-bed homeless shelter in downtown Kelowna, is taking the unusual step of asking the public for help finding a new home after the society received an abrupt eviction notice.
NHLers step up to replace Kelowna nine-year-old's stolen hockey sweater
July 31, 2018 - 1:41 PM

KELOWNA - A pair of NHL stars have just helped make right a wrong suffered by a nine-year-old Kelowna boy, according to the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation.
Kamloops gas price rises, but still cheapest in region
July 31, 2018 - 12:30 PM

Drivers filling up their fuel tanks in Kamloops today will see a noticeable difference since yesterday as the price of gas jumped three-and-a-half cents overnight.
Interior cities plunge in Maclean's best Canadian cities ranking
July 31, 2018 - 11:42 AM

The Southern Interior’s major cities have all plunged in Maclean's annual ranking of the best places to live in Canada, by MoneySense writer Claire Brownell.
Why Mars looks brighter in the night sky
July 31, 2018 - 11:30 AM

Stargazers are in for a treat tonight.
VIDEO: How the Kelowna car community rallied to find and return a stolen car
July 31, 2018 - 10:53 AM

KELOWNA - Angela Corfe says she is thankful for social media support in spreading the word about her stolen car, but she knows that the ones truly responsible for the return of her ‘baby’ are the car guys.
Business signs to get smaller, less garish as Kelowna adopts new sign bylaw
July 30, 2018 - 4:13 PM

KELOWNA - A "confusing and contradictory” bylaw governing the placement of signs on Kelowna buildings and properties has finally been corrected.
Kelowna can't meet climate change targets, wants to move the goal posts
July 30, 2018 - 2:14 PM

KELOWNA - The final toll will likely sound tomorrow night for Kelowna’s greenhouse gas emission reduction targets first set in 2007.
Two more days of heat before temperatures begin to fall in Okanagan
July 30, 2018 - 12:34 PM

KELOWNA - The hot weather experienced this weekend will continue in the Okanagan for at least a couple more days.
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THOMPSON: Don't speak ill of the dead; speak the truth
OPINION I’ve always heard folks say, “Don’t speak ill of the dead.” Presumably, the reasoning is that they’re no longer here to defend their comments or actions. Sorry, but sometimes we h

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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