News Items tag as: KLMAY2019

5 creepy crawlies you (probably) didn't know existed in the Thompson-Okanagan
September 19, 2020 - 11:30 AM

There's an odd fascination around here with creepy crawlies. Pay attention to any community forum long enough and you'll see someone post a photo of some critter that looks like something rejected from a Star Wars reboot, while everyone else either freaks out or tries to identify it. Perhaps it's because the Okanagan is mostly populated by people transplanted from elsewhere.
Watch the first launch of NASA astronauts on a commercial spacecraft
May 30, 2020 - 7:00 AM

SpaceX's Demo-2 mission will get another chance at a launch today, May 30.
Kelowna students take on planet's plastic waste problem
June 05, 2019 - 9:20 AM

KELOWNA - Kelowna students are taking aim at the problem of plastic waste with Operation Take Two, a plastic recycling facility that turns trash into treasure.
Top notch mountain bikers to be showcased at Big White’s inaugural women’s slopestyle
June 04, 2019 - 9:17 AM

KELOWNA - Mountain bike athletes from across North America will descend on Big White July 12 to compete in the inaugural Women’s Slopestyle Event – one of many mountain biking events scheduled during the resort’s Freeride Days.
Turtle crossing signs not stopping the slaughter of turtles on Kelowna Road
June 04, 2019 - 6:00 AM

KELOWNA - The Jurome family have spent decades living on Belgo Pond Farm and, all too often, see turtles being butchered by cars rushing by on Belgo Road, in the Rutland area of Kelowna.
Nesters Market in Kelowna closing its doors
June 03, 2019 - 10:41 AM

KELOWNA - The Nesters Market grocery store in Kelowna is closing its doors for good later this month.
Missing Chilliwack man may be in Shuswap
June 03, 2019 - 9:05 AM

SALMON ARM - RCMP are concerned about the well-being of a 55-year-old Chilliwack man who may be in the Salmon Arm area.
This 80-year-old Kelowna woman is running and winning marathons
June 03, 2019 - 7:00 AM

KELOWNA - Now that she’s 80, the pressure is off Kelowna’s Liz Borrett to win her age group every time she runs a marathon.
Record maker looks to Kelowna to solve a mystery and make a movie
June 02, 2019 - 12:00 PM

KELOWNA - Scott Gibson was digging through the records at the SPCA thrift shop in Rutland when he struck by inspiration.
Why the Okanagan cherry is taking over
June 01, 2019 - 12:00 PM
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THEY'RE POPPING UP IN THE STRANGEST PLACES, REPLACING APPLES, BARREN HILLSIDES, EVEN A DAIRY FARM
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

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

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

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

News Items tag as: KLMAY2019

5 creepy crawlies you (probably) didn't know existed in the Thompson-Okanagan

Watch the first launch of NASA astronauts on a commercial spacecraft

Kelowna students take on planet's plastic waste problem

Top notch mountain bikers to be showcased at Big White’s inaugural women’s slopestyle

Turtle crossing signs not stopping the slaughter of turtles on Kelowna Road

Nesters Market in Kelowna closing its doors

Missing Chilliwack man may be in Shuswap

This 80-year-old Kelowna woman is running and winning marathons

Record maker looks to Kelowna to solve a mystery and make a movie

Why the Okanagan cherry is taking over

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