News Items tag as: KLJUN2023

Medications for alcoholism lacking in BC despite being deadlier than opioids
August 07, 2023 - 6:00 AM

It may have taken a back seat to the overdose crisis, but more than three times as many people died of alcohol than opioids in BC in 2019.
Kelowna man ordered to demolish derelict house faces similar charges at second home
August 04, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Janusz Grelecki has a long history of accumulating massive amounts of what many people consider junk and piling it in and around the places he lives.
Wineries will help create the vision for Summerland wine village
August 01, 2023 - 7:05 AM
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Ryan Kennedy is a landlord with eight commercial units under construction in the middle of Summerland’s Bottleneck Drive.
iN PHOTOS: Luxury ranch near Beaverdell going to auction as 'Yellowstone North of 49'
August 01, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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The popularity of the Yellowstone TV series has sparked a growing interest not only in ranching but in luxury ranches.
Forget about paying those parking tickets from private BC companies
July 31, 2023 - 7:00 PM
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There’s two sides to every parking ticket from private lots.
Gas prices jump in Kamloops, Okanagan; Kelowna spikes 17 cents per litre
July 31, 2023 - 11:16 AM
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After steadily dropping by 17 cents per litre since mid-June, Kelowna gas prices had a major correction over the weekend, jumping back to where they had been on June 12 at $1.79.9.
IH eyes indoor safe inhalation sites as drug users drop needles
July 31, 2023 - 7:30 AM

Throughout BC's overdose crisis, the picture we form in our minds of who is dying has changed.
Smoky skies expected in Kamloops, sunshine in the Okanagan
July 31, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Wildfire smoke is expected in the South Thompson, including Kamloops, today, July 31, and tomorrow, according to a special air quality statement issued by Environment Canada.
Coldstream the safest town in Thompson-Okanagan; Penticton last again
July 27, 2023 - 6:00 PM

New crime data shows that Coldstream had the least crime in the Thompson-Okanagan region in 2022.
In-migration boosted Thompson-Okanagan population but housing supply lagging
July 27, 2023 - 5:00 PM
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The pace of population growth in the Thompson-Okanagan region continues at a blistering pace, increasing by 2% between mid-2021 and mid-2022, adding 12,536 people.
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iN DISCUSSION: Proposed law for spouse killers would be 'revolutionary'
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Support for B.C. wineries after devastating freeze extended another year
Wineries in B.C. are still recovering from the freeze in 2024 so the government is allowing them to use grapes from out of province for another year. The polar vortex in January 2024 severely damaged vines and while vineyards are replanting

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

Kamloops lobby group says new housing rules lack rental protections
A Kamloops lobby group is calling on city hall to protect renters amid plans to densify urban neighbourhoods. New City of Kamloops plans "don't go far enough" to prioritize renters displaced by redevelopment, according to a Tr

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