News Items tag as: KLMAR2019

From heels to good guys: A look at the Okanagan pro wrestling scene
April 03, 2019 - 2:00 PM

Most people practice yoga to clear their minds or stay limber; Dave Gibbs does it to get people to boo him.
Boil water notice in Ellison service area
March 31, 2019 - 12:20 PM

KELOWNA — Some residents in the Ellison area have been put on a boil water notice.
Hazardous material leaks into Kelowna storm sewer
March 30, 2019 - 8:33 AM

KELOWNA — Kelowna Fire Department responded to a hazardous material leak near a produce wholesaler yesterday evening.
Lucky Monkey business: Kelowna band balances work, rock n' roll dreams
March 29, 2019 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - You never know how a rock band is going to come together. Sometimes it can be pure chance. Cassidy Hritzuk's discovery came on the golf course.
Three Kelowna gas station robberies in one night
March 29, 2019 - 4:54 PM

KELOWNA - Kelowna police are searching for a suspect who's believed to have committed three robberies within hours of each other last night.
Kelowna entrepreneurs use Tech Stars weekend to develop cool apps
March 29, 2019 - 4:00 PM

KELOWNA - It only took Barbara Chung and her team 54 hours to create a prototype of her LunchLink app, but there’s still a ton of work to be done to make it a viable, saleable product. For Alex Lukey, with no business background and fewer tech skills, it was more about creating an educational tool for cardiac patients she calls Playful at Heart than starting a business, but the whole experience blew her away.
Logging along Mill Creek in Kelowna is park creation as well as flood control
March 29, 2019 - 3:00 PM

KELOWNA - Cutting down trees next to Mill Creek may be good for flood control but it also plays a part in the realization of a long-term City of Kelowna goal to create a Mill Creek linear park.
March was colder and drier than normal in Southern Interior
March 29, 2019 - 2:30 PM

March was chilly and dry in the Thompson-Okanagan.
Federal Indigenous Relations Minister visits Westbank First Nation
March 29, 2019 - 10:56 AM

WESTBANK - Westbank First Nation officials had a meeting with the federal Minister of Crown Indigenous Relations earlier this week to discuss economic and social developments for the community.
Interior Health issues overdose alert
March 29, 2019 - 10:17 AM

KELOWNA - Deadly doses of carfentanil have hit the Interior Health region hard this month so authorities are warning people not to use illicit drugs.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
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Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

News Items tag as: KLMAR2019

From heels to good guys: A look at the Okanagan pro wrestling scene

Boil water notice in Ellison service area

Hazardous material leaks into Kelowna storm sewer

Lucky Monkey business: Kelowna band balances work, rock n' roll dreams

Three Kelowna gas station robberies in one night

Kelowna entrepreneurs use Tech Stars weekend to develop cool apps

Logging along Mill Creek in Kelowna is park creation as well as flood control

March was colder and drier than normal in Southern Interior

Federal Indigenous Relations Minister visits Westbank First Nation

Interior Health issues overdose alert

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