News Items tag as: KLMAR2022

Outage impacting Telus and Koodo cell phone customers in B.C.
May 30, 2022 - 3:15 PM

Telus and Koodo users are having difficulty making calls this afternoon, including calls to 9-1-1, according to the province's emergency communications centre.
Fences along Okanagan Connector trapping deer, making them easy prey
April 05, 2022 - 6:00 AM

The pros may outweigh the cons but a mule deer researcher says there are parts of the Okanagan Connector’s fencing that are making it easier for predators to prey upon deer.
This cycling group is looking to extend trails through the Kootenays
April 03, 2022 - 3:30 PM

One of the huge obstacles facing the Trail of the Okanagans efforts to connect Osoyoos to Sicamous is the steep terrain blocking easy cycling between West Kelowna and the South Okanagan.
Kelowna Chiefs looking for syilx artist to design new jerseys
April 03, 2022 - 12:30 PM

A Kelowna hockey club is showing its support for the local Indigenous community by showcasing syilx artistic talent.
Why B.C. had a 10% drop in the number of criminal charges being laid
April 03, 2022 - 11:00 AM

If you think there are fewer people in the Thompson-Okanagan being charged with crimes, even though crime rates continue to climb post-COVID, then you’re right.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna cyclist nearly broke B.C. race record during heat dome
April 03, 2022 - 9:00 AM

When last June’s heat dome pushed Thompson and Okanagan temperatures past 45 Celsius, everyone who could stayed indoors in front of their air conditioners.
Those pretty buttercups blooming in Okanagan, Kamloops can make you sick
April 03, 2022 - 6:00 AM
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It’s a sure sign of spring in the Thompson-Okanagan region when the yellow sagebrush buttercups blossom, but their potential toxicity should not to be taken lightly.
Three Central Okanagan MLAs pushing for creation of fourth riding
April 01, 2022 - 2:08 PM

The Central Okanagan's three Liberal MLA's have joined forces to push for a fourth riding in the region, just in time for provincial Electoral Boundaries Commission meetings in the Thompson-Okanagan regions next week.
'Go back to your country,' Racist remark made against Hispanic family at Kelowna laundromat
April 01, 2022 - 7:00 AM

A Hispanic family visiting Kelowna say they were shocked when a vehicle altercation at a coin laundry escalated into racist remarks being made toward them.
U.S. fines German businessman $17M in fraud scheme with ties to Kelowna
April 01, 2022 - 6:30 AM

A German man has been fined US$17 million for his part in an international fraud scheme that saw two luxury Kelowna area properties seized by the provincial government during an investigation into a worldwide multi-million dollar insider trading scheme.
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Peachland breast cancer survivor beautifies mastectomy scars, finds closure
Almost a decade ago, a Peachland resident, wife and mother of two was in a doctor’s office receiving a life-altering, devastating diagnosis. Amberlee Ficociello, 43 years old at the time, had breast cancer. “I left the off

Okanagan College food, wine and tourism centre gets $48M from province
Hundreds of new students will be trained in the hospitality sector once a new Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism opens in the Okanagan. The provincial government announced the project today, March 21, for the Okanagan College campus in Kelow

Cannabis 'price war' could cause 'significant' damage to industry: HEXO CEO
Hexo Corp.'s chief executive says he's seen a "price war" take shape over the last five months that could cause "significant" damage to Canada's cannabis industry. "No one wins in a price war," Char

This home and gold mine cost the same as a house in Kelowna
Paying more than $1 million for an older, three-bedroom, 1,148 square foot house may seem like a hefty price in any real estate market. But a house built in 1979 that comes with two adjoining parcels of land totalling 3.2 acres has been for

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News Items tag as: KLMAR2022

Outage impacting Telus and Koodo cell phone customers in B.C.

Fences along Okanagan Connector trapping deer, making them easy prey

This cycling group is looking to extend trails through the Kootenays

Kelowna Chiefs looking for syilx artist to design new jerseys

Why B.C. had a 10% drop in the number of criminal charges being laid

iN VIDEO: Kelowna cyclist nearly broke B.C. race record during heat dome

Those pretty buttercups blooming in Okanagan, Kamloops can make you sick

Three Central Okanagan MLAs pushing for creation of fourth riding

'Go back to your country,' Racist remark made against Hispanic family at Kelowna laundromat

U.S. fines German businessman $17M in fraud scheme with ties to Kelowna

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