News Items tag as: KLJUN0215

Community gardens get big green thumbs up in Kelowna
June 02, 2015 - 7:30 PM

KELOWNA - Better support for community gardens, both public and private, can happen if there is a better understanding of what food security means for the community.
City changes targets after failing to meet greenhouse gas targets
June 02, 2015 - 6:02 PM

KELOWNA - Despite the many efforts made by the city to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions and those of its citizens, Kelowna is a long way off the target it set for itself in 2007.
Local woman uses social media to find long lost father
June 02, 2015 - 4:29 PM

"IT'S GOING TO BE MY FIRST FATHER'S DAY IN 46 YEARS WHERE I ACTUALLY KNOW WHO MY FATHER IS."
Lightning strikes 500 per cent above normal for May
June 02, 2015 - 8:37 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - We didn’t get a lot rain, and temperatures were only a bit warmer than normal, but what we did have in May was lightning, and a lot of it.
Heavy rains cause mudslide impacting Highway 33
June 02, 2015 - 8:33 AM

KELOWNA - Police are warning traffic near Highway 33 at the McKenzie Road turnoff to watch out for machinery cleaning up a mudslide.
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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

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

Community gardens get big green thumbs up in Kelowna