News Items tag as: KMAUG2215

Grassland-eating grasshoppers causing grief for Interior cattle ranchers
August 22, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - A district board member hopes to speak with the provincial Minister of Agriculture about "a great number of complaints" about the growing grasshopper population eating away the grasslands near Kamloops and causing concerns for ranchers.
ELECTION 2015: Kamloops Green Party candidate trying to connect with small-c Conservatives
August 22, 2015 - 1:05 PM

KAMLOOPS – To understand Green Party federal candidate in the riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, you need to understand the Green Party.
Ed Gyoba to be remembered with bench in Ashcroft
August 22, 2015 - 10:35 AM

ASHCROFT - Community members have raised enough money to purchase a memorial bench for Ed Gyoba, a well-known man in Ashcroft and Cache Creek who died in an alleged murder last year.
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Little recourse for B.C. parents overcharged for daycare
Parents who believe they're getting overcharged by their daycare are worried about losing their kid’s spot if they complain to loudly. After using the province’s new daycare estimator , a couple from Vancouver said they'

Kelowna's Barn Owl Brewing buys bakery
A popular brewery in Kelowna's Lower Mission has taken over a bakery. As of Dec. 1, Barn Owl Brewing is the new owner of It's A Bakery, located in the same beloved red barn as the brewery. "We have retained their sta

CannTrust CEO was warned over illicit pot growing: former compliance worker
TORONTO - A former director of quality and compliance at CannTrust Holdings Inc. says he warned the company's chief executive that Health Canada could levy penalties if the firm grew cannabis in unlicensed rooms at its Niagara, Ont. facility.

Chopping down your own Christmas tree this year? Not so fast...
Now that December is here, and people have started decorating for Christmas, a reminder to B.C. residents that if you want to chop down your own Christmas tree you'd better have a permit. While social media feeds everywhere show happy,

Grassland-eating grasshoppers causing grief for Interior cattle ranchers