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Open access media policy pays off for city
March 19, 2015 - 7:28 PM

KELOWNA - The 2015 citizens survey is due out in a couple of weeks and the city is expecting to do as good or better in most categories. But city officials might be surprised to find they’re doing great in a category they don’t even measure — communications with the media.
That's the spirit - Okanagan distiller wins international awards
March 19, 2015 - 4:29 PM

OKANAGAN - Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery is celebrating a repeat win after being named distillery of the year for the second time at the 2015 World Spirits Awards in Dennmark.
This thief rips the rings right off your fingers
March 19, 2015 - 3:00 PM

KELOWNA - RCMP believe there are more victims out there of a thief who poses as a jewellry buyer, then rips off the would-be seller.
Seattle Thunderbirds score for the win in overtime against Kelowna Rockets
March 19, 2015 - 1:59 PM

KELOWNA - The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Kelowna Rockets 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday night at Prospera Place.
New traffic pattern on Doyle Avenue next Tuesday
March 19, 2015 - 1:43 PM

KELOWNA - Doyle Avenue between Ellis Street and St. Paul Street will be reduced to one lane of eastbound traffic on Tuesday March 24, from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

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

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

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

Open access media policy pays off for city