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Local clothing stores to remain open under creditor protection
March 26, 2015 - 7:29 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The company behind Cleo, Bootlegger and Ricki’s has filed for creditor protection but says at this point all stores will remain open.
Spring brings out the job fairs at local restaurants and hotels
March 26, 2015 - 6:47 PM

KELOWNA - A sure sign of spring in the Okanagan is the job fair blitz by local restaurants and hotels.
Top Gear episode airs featuring Okanagan highways
March 26, 2015 - 4:32 PM

OKANAGAN – Residents of the Okanagan will see some familiar scenery in a recently aired episode of the hit BBC television series "Top Gear."
Why that glass of Okanagan wine is $10
March 26, 2015 - 3:07 PM

WEST KELOWNA – Neil Martens decided the best way to respond to customers who are ticked-off about the 'high' price of a glass of Okanagan wine in his West Kelowna restaurant was to tell it like it is. In an open letter published on the 19 Okanagan Grill + Bar website, Martens, the owner and operator, explains why.
Commercial vehicles collide on Highway 97 near Winfield
March 26, 2015 - 3:00 PM

KELOWNA – An accident between two commercial vehicles on Highway 97 near Winfield Thursday morning resulted in one of the drivers going to hospital and another issued a traffic violation.
Southeast District RCMP may not lose its helicopter
March 26, 2015 - 2:29 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The RCMP helicopter based in Kamloops may not move up north just yet according to an RCMP spokesperson who says the move is merely a 'recommendation' still under review.
History of the Okanagan Commonage Reserve
March 26, 2015 - 1:11 PM

VERNON - With the impending sale of the discontinued rail corridor between Vernon and Kelowna, the Okanagan Indian band has revived a historic land claim on a large tract of land known as the Commonage Reserve.
Lots of smoke but not much fire; health inspectors clear Valoroso Foods of serious violations
March 26, 2015 - 11:41 AM

KELOWNA - If Joe Valoroso is bitter about his specialty food store being called out for label tampering and other minor food safey infractions, he’s now showing it.
Thirty years in the Central Okanagan: See how it has changed
March 26, 2015 - 10:30 AM

KELOWNA - We all know Kelowna and the Central Okanagan have grown over the last 30 years but Google Earth shows us just how much.
Rain, snow increase avalanche risk in Interior
March 26, 2015 - 9:33 AM

OKANAGAN - With less than a week left in March spring is well under way in the valleys, but that doesn’t mean winter conditions are not present on mountain highways or in the backcountry.
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