News Items tag as: KLNOV2019

Ten times the royal family visited the Okanagan and Kamloops
September 10, 2022 - 3:30 PM

It wouldn't be a stretch to suggest the Queen held a special place in her heart for Canada.
Need a winter recharge? These B.C. Interior hot springs are close enough for a weekend drive
December 26, 2019 - 5:00 PM

There’s nothing like gazing at the frozen wilderness while soaking in a soothing open-air hot spring in the winter.
Kelowna to get $100,000 from province to help Tolko workers
December 23, 2019 - 12:04 PM

Kelowna is getting $100,000 from the province to help deliver supports to Tolko workers and their families who have been affected by the mill closure.
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man has been located
December 11, 2019 - 1:37 PM

UPDATE: 1:32 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019
This corner of downtown Kelowna is about to change drastically
December 05, 2019 - 6:00 AM

Fifty years ago no one was talking about live-work-play.
Grocery store, daycare, assisted seniors housing planned for Black Mountain
December 02, 2019 - 3:15 PM

A developer wants to start building a commercial centre in the Black Mountain area of Kelowna.
This neighbourhood has a different take on Kelowna's homeless crisis
December 02, 2019 - 10:35 AM

While some Kelowna residents are fighting against the placement of homeless and supportive housing in their neighbourhoods, the Kelowna Downtown Knox Mountain neighbourhood association appears to be much more welcoming.
It’s not the homeless driving this restaurant from downtown Kelowna, it’s the taxes
December 02, 2019 - 6:00 AM

La Petite Maison is a tiny restaurant operating just off the beat in downtown Kelowna.
Agreement reached between Central Okanagan schools, CUPE
November 30, 2019 - 6:00 PM

After much negotiation, Central Okanagan Public Schools has signed a three-year agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
Homeless at great risk of hypothermia and other complications as temperatures plummet
November 29, 2019 - 6:30 PM

The homeless people camped on a ball diamond in Kelowna are the people most at risk as the temperatures plummet over the next couple of 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 April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

News Items tag as: KLNOV2019

Ten times the royal family visited the Okanagan and Kamloops

Need a winter recharge? These B.C. Interior hot springs are close enough for a weekend drive

Kelowna to get $100,000 from province to help Tolko workers

UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man has been located

This corner of downtown Kelowna is about to change drastically

Grocery store, daycare, assisted seniors housing planned for Black Mountain

This neighbourhood has a different take on Kelowna's homeless crisis

It’s not the homeless driving this restaurant from downtown Kelowna, it’s the taxes

Agreement reached between Central Okanagan schools, CUPE

Homeless at great risk of hypothermia and other complications as temperatures plummet

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