News Items tag as: KLNOV2020

Why Thompson-Okanagan cities are doomed to repeat heritage protection failures
January 23, 2021 - 9:00 AM

The photo above shows the current state of a Kelowna property that was demolished, even though it was once on the city’s heritage registry.
Why you really don’t have to pay that private lot parking ticket
January 12, 2021 - 12:00 PM

When a Kelowna nurse contacted us to explain that she got hundreds of dollars in parking tickets from a private lot, she felt she had no other choice to pay them.
POP QUIZ: What's the oldest municipality in the Thompson-Okanagan?
January 04, 2021 - 8:00 AM

Ask most people what the oldest municipality in the Thompson or Okanagan is and you’re likely to get Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton or Kelowna.
60,000 more people in the Thompson Okanagan by 2030
January 02, 2021 - 6:00 PM

The province’s latest population forecast shows the Thompson Okanagan “Development Region” growing by 0.9 per cent a year for the next decade.
Traditional New Year's Eve fireworks mostly a 'no go' in Thompson-Okanagan
December 31, 2020 - 7:30 AM

The traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations replete with fireworks displays have, for the most part, been cancelled in the Thompson-Okanagan region because of COVID-19 restrictions.
Skating rink at West Kelowna's Bull Mountain washed away overnight
December 29, 2020 - 11:30 AM

Don Journeay has been up at 5 a.m. most mornings for more than a month building a skating rink at Bull Mountain Adventure Park in West Kelowna.
Date set for public hearing on new Kelowna Costco
December 28, 2020 - 4:00 PM

The much anticipated rezoning hearing to relocate the Kelowna Costco store will be held on Jan. 12.
West Kelowna company continues to be creative with Plexiglass barriers for pandemic protection
December 28, 2020 - 6:00 AM

When COVID-19 triggered a lockdown of businesses last spring, West Kelowna’s Mouldings and More was a key contributor to keeping some operating and helping others reopen.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from iNFOnews and iNFOTEL MULTIMEDIA
December 25, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Knowing that Christmas is looking a little different this year, we at iNFOnews and INFOTEL MULTIMEDIA want to wish you a Merry Christmas and happy holidays.
Filling the gaps: Efforts ramping up to complete cycling trail from Sicamous to Osoyoos
December 24, 2020 - 7:00 PM

Westbank First Nation is stepping up to partially fill one of dozens of gaps in the trail network from Osoyoos to Sicamous.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 26. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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