News Items tag as: KMMAY2024

A gay man's journey toward acceptance in a small southern Interior town
June 03, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Kalen Jones is a 39-year-old gay man living in Clearwater who has been pushing for more inclusivity in the small town since coming out four years ago.
iN PHOTOS: Mammoth-sized moths grab attention in Kamloops, Okanagan
June 03, 2024 - 6:00 AM

This spring residents in the Thompson-Okanagan region are finding and photographing a variety of large moths that are native to North America, and the size of some of these moths are impressive.
TNRD gives way to residential RVs for North Thompson mobile home park
June 02, 2024 - 3:30 PM
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The Thompson Nicola Regional District changed course on residential RVs last month, giving permission to a North Thompson mobile home park to let residents live in them for at least the next three years.
Kamloops councillor wants to make provincial 'downloading' an election issue
June 02, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Kamloops city council is calling on other cities to tally how much higher levels of government have downloaded onto their local taxpayers.
Rainbow painted dock in Clearwater sparks controversy
May 31, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A dock in Clearwater that was painted in rainbow colours this month was the trigger for a heated controversy among some local residents, and a petition to have the dock put back to its original state is circulating online.
Shooting at Kamloops motel leaves one dead
May 31, 2024 - 11:32 AM

One man is dead after a shooting at a motel in Kamloops overnight and RCMP suspect it was a homicide.
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
May 31, 2024 - 8:25 AM

UPDATE: May 31, 2024
WestJet offer $400 for delay, but Kelowna man sues and wins
May 31, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A Kelowna man had to resort to taking WestJet to the small claims court after the airline refused to pay full compensation following a lengthy delay during a flight to Arizona just before Christmas 2022.
Kamloops council split on new provincial housing regulations
May 30, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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Changes that pave the way for more density across Kamloops narrowly inched ahead this week as city councillors were split on the provincial requirements.
Kamloops RCMP search for suspect in assault and theft
May 30, 2024 - 9:17 AM

Kamloops RCMP are trying to track down a woman who is a suspect in an ongoing assault and theft investigation that happened almost a month ago.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

IKEA opening a 'plan and order site' in Kelowna
IKEA is going to have a location in Kelowna where customers can order furniture and plan out their living spaces. It isn’t going to be a full-blown maze of furniture displays with a plate of meatballs at the end, but people can make a

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