News Items tag as: KMDEC2016

YEAR IN REVIEW: Film, movie, TV show and documentary makers focused the lens all over B.C.'s interior in 2016
January 01, 2017 - 4:30 PM

As Hollywood continues to rake in billions of dollars and independent films become easier to make, the region saw a fair number of productions using the Thompson or Okanagan regions as a film set.
YEAR IN REVIEW: 'Glamazon' flowers, WWII naval bunkers and a radio telescope among the cool places we visited this year
December 31, 2016 - 1:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - You may see them everyday, or have never heard of them before, but these are the places that we went and saw this year.
Winter conditions contribute to two fatal crashes west of Kamloops
December 31, 2016 - 9:04 AM

KAMLOOPS - Police say winter road conditions led to two crashes involving fatalities in separate crashes west of Kamloops yesterday, Dec. 30.
YEAR IN REVIEW: A library, a spa, Tim Hortons and more were all hit by vehicles in Kamloops this year
December 30, 2016 - 4:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - While most people will remember 2016 as the year Trump was elected or their favourite celebrity died, in Kamloops some are sure to remember it as the year a bunch of buildings were hit by vehicles.
Operations return to normal at Kamloops Airport after busy couple of days due to fog and backlog
December 30, 2016 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - Within a day of all flights out of Kamloops being cancelled the Kamloops Airport is running normally again.
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP looking for witnesses, video of North Shore fight that left a man dead
December 30, 2016 - 11:54 AM

KAMLOOPS - Police are releasing few details about a homicide investigation after a fight on the North Shore early this morning left one man dead.
Activist author Naomi Klein coming to Kamloops for public talk
December 30, 2016 - 11:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - Controversial and award winning Canadian writer Naomi Klein will be returning to Kamloops in February for a public talk.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Major unsolved crimes in the Southern Interior
December 29, 2016 - 9:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - From homicde to suspicious deaths and missing persons, there were several unsolved crimes in the Southern Interior this year.
YEAR IN REVIEW: The most memorable quotes of 2016
December 29, 2016 - 6:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - When journalists put something in quotes, it’s because the subject put it much better than we ever could.
Upcoming Polar Bear Swims from the Okanagan to Kamloops
December 29, 2016 - 2:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you want to kick off the New Year with a polar bear swim, there are several opportunities around the Okanagan, Shuswap and Kamloops areas to go for a dunk.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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