News Items tag as: KLMAY2022

Flood warnings and watches issued for Thompson-Okanagan
July 04, 2022 - 8:15 AM

Flood warnings and high streamflow advisories were issued at 6 a.m. today, July 4, for Okanagan and Similkameen creeks and rivers.
Okanagan luxury home buyers taking a breather amid inflation, rising interest rates
July 03, 2022 - 7:00 AM
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While the ultra-rich really don’t care what interest rates are doing when it comes to buying homes, those aren’t the people buying into the relatively modest luxury market in the Okanagan.
A dozen Interior Health residents still dying every week from COVID-19
July 01, 2022 - 11:00 AM

While the COVID-19 pandemic is still with us, it has almost disappeared from the headlines.
Don't be afraid to fly the flag this Canada Day
July 01, 2022 - 7:00 AM

This Canada Day holiday is sparking cries to reclaim the Canadian flag from the so-called “freedom movement" that occupied Ottawa last winter and continues to parade and demonstrate throughout the country.
Yes, June had a lot of rain but it wasn't record-setting in Kamloops, Okanagan
June 30, 2022 - 7:00 PM

For all those weather watchers who felt June was unusually damp this year, they are mostly right.
'Freedom' supporters planning Canada Day events in the Southern Interior
June 30, 2022 - 6:00 PM

The word “freedom” has taken on a special meaning in Canada since the “freedom convoy” descended on Ottawa last winter and “freedom” rallies and convoys became common across the country.
Transit, not a second crossing, is the solution for Central Okanagan's bridge, highways: planners
June 30, 2022 - 7:00 AM
iNwheels

It’s not that local governments expect everyone to stop driving as congestion continues to grow on Central Okanagan roadways.
Wildfires last summer meant big bucks for West Kelowna senior staff
June 30, 2022 - 6:30 AM

Two of West Kelowna’s top officials pocketed and extra $73,000 in 2021, largely due to wildfire duty.
Tom Dyas makes another pitch to be Kelowna's mayor
June 29, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Tom Dyas is running to be the next mayor of Kelowna.
Man who threw molotov cocktail into Kelowna forest out of jail
June 29, 2022 - 2:30 PM

A Kelowna man, who has been in jail for the past 11 months for trying to light bushes on fire in Kelowna’s Glenmore neighbourhood, has been given a conditional sentence of 223 days.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jon

iN PHOTOS: Heated domes provide one-of-a-kind Okanagan winter dining experience
The dining domes at a West Kelowna winery offer customers a unique and extravagant experience during the cold and dreary winter months in the Okanagan. With fluffy brown and white blankets draped over cushioned chairs, tables draped with bl

Unlicensed BC cannabis store loses another appeal
A BC couple who ran an unlicensed cannabis store have lost a legal challenge almost five years after their store was raided. According to a Jan. 15 BC Supreme Court decision, Michelle Vrinder Sikora and Douglas Peter Sikora have launched nu

Kelowna moves to loosen up short-term rental rules
Kelowna city council has decided to loosen up its short-term rental rules after a year of complaints from residents. Council directed staff to draw up new bylaws that align with the provincial short-term rental laws at a meeting yesterday,

News Items tag as: KLMAY2022

Flood warnings and watches issued for Thompson-Okanagan

Okanagan luxury home buyers taking a breather amid inflation, rising interest rates

A dozen Interior Health residents still dying every week from COVID-19

Don't be afraid to fly the flag this Canada Day

Yes, June had a lot of rain but it wasn't record-setting in Kamloops, Okanagan

'Freedom' supporters planning Canada Day events in the Southern Interior

Transit, not a second crossing, is the solution for Central Okanagan's bridge, highways: planners

Wildfires last summer meant big bucks for West Kelowna senior staff

Tom Dyas makes another pitch to be Kelowna's mayor

Man who threw molotov cocktail into Kelowna forest out of jail

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