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B.C. Green candidate joins forces with Liberals as way to defeat Conservative MP
July 18, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KELOWNA - The battle to unseat a Conservative party member of Parliament in Kelowna has begun with a tag-team match between the Green party and Liberal candidates.
Okanagan-bound boat caught and decontaminated for possible invasive mussel threat
June 18, 2015 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA – Conservation officers in Kelowna decontaminated a boat today which came to the Okanagan from an Ontario lake known to be infested with invasive mussels.
Hospital laundry workers continue anti-privatization protest as decision looms
June 18, 2015 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA - The Hospital Employees Union continued its public pressure campaign against privatization of laundry services this week with a pair of rallies in the largest communities within the Interior Health Authority.
Why CN Rail doesn't want to talk about soil contamination along the Okanagan rail corridor
June 18, 2015 - 11:34 AM

OKANAGAN - CN Rail is refusing to release the contents of an environmental study into possible soil contamination along the 48-kilometre Okanagan rail corridor.
Cisco Road wildfire grows under controlled burns
June 18, 2015 - 10:48 AM

LYTTON - A wildfire that was discovered a week ago near Lytton and grew rapidly over 24 hours has grown again, but this time because of controlled burns.
Two years later, RCMP asking for help to find murdered mother’s killer
June 18, 2015 - 9:23 AM

KELOWNA – A Kelowna mother of two was murdered in her Glenmore home about two years ago and police are once again asking for the public’s help to solve the crime.
Fewer rentals available in Thompson-Okanagan as prices rise
June 18, 2015 - 8:30 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It's getting harder to find an apartment to rent in most Thompson-Okangan cities, and those that are available cost significantly more than they did one year ago.
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Okanagan apples returning to market amid adversity
A year after the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative closed down, orchardists in the Okanagan are quietly optimistic about this year's apple harvest. It's been a bumper year for cherries , and peaches and apricots are back on track . And no

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
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Penticton property owners facing $33M bill for new water system fight back
The spokesperson for the Sage Mesa Water Users Group didn't pull any verbal punches when discussing the fear, anxiety and anger that has spread amongst 240 property owners facing massive water bills for decades as a potential $33-million debt

News Items tag as: KLJUN1815

B.C. Green candidate joins forces with Liberals as way to defeat Conservative MP

Okanagan-bound boat caught and decontaminated for possible invasive mussel threat

Hospital laundry workers continue anti-privatization protest as decision looms

Why CN Rail doesn't want to talk about soil contamination along the Okanagan rail corridor

Cisco Road wildfire grows under controlled burns

Two years later, RCMP asking for help to find murdered mother’s killer

Fewer rentals available in Thompson-Okanagan as prices rise

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