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Thousands of Thompson-Okanagan renters mired in affordable housing crisis, new index says
September 11, 2015 - 9:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - About a quarter of all renters in the Thompson-Okanagan are facing an affordable housing crisis, according to a new study.
West Kelowna mom says B.C. Transit is preventing her from filing complaint
September 11, 2015 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA – A local mother says B.C. Transit has brushed aside her complaints one of their drivers verbally abused her and another was driving dangerously.
Okanagan church group spends $60k to bring family from Syria
September 11, 2015 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA – Three local churches who spent $60,000 to bring a family from to Kelowna from Syria this summer are raising funds to bring even more refugees from the civil war-torn country.
Kelowna author’s first book nominated for Giller Prize
September 11, 2015 - 12:21 PM

KELOWNA - Okanagan College professor and novelist Alix Hawley has been nominated for Canada’s most prestigious literary award.
Near-record heat this weekend in the Okanagan
September 11, 2015 - 9:30 AM

OKANAGAN - After a week of near-normal high temperatures the mercury is expected to again hit the 30 Celsius mark throughout the region this weekend.
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

Thousands of Thompson-Okanagan renters mired in affordable housing crisis, new index says