News Items tag as: KMOCT2023

BC builder that ripped off senior sued for $400K from other unhappy clients
October 21, 2024 - 7:00 AM

In an effort to be able to afford a place to live in the notoriously expensive housing market of the Lower Mainland, BC teacher Kara Vanderwoude decided to buy a tiny house.
Why an Okanagan family is moving back to Vancouver to find childcare
December 01, 2023 - 7:30 AM

The state of childcare in the Okanagan seems to have reached a crisis point and parents are being put in near-impossible situations.
Man seriously injured in early morning Kamloops assault
November 22, 2023 - 11:21 AM

The Kamloops RCMP is investigating an assault with weapon that sent a man to the hospital early this morning.
Out-of-province boat ban gaining support in the Thompson-Okanagan
November 20, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Calls for a moratorium on out-of-province boats in BC to protect local waterways from invasive and destructive mussels appears to be gaining traction.
Housing crisis in Okanagan impacting humans and their pets
November 18, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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Many people are facing hardships due to the housing crisis in the Okanagan and pets are feeling the effects.
Kamloops woman using $1M lotto win to invest in bucket list
November 14, 2023 - 2:48 PM

A Kamloops resident is a $1 million richer thanks to a lottery win, and she'll be using the windfall to tick items off her bucket list.
Kamloops residents to subsidize temporary Noble Creek irrigation
November 09, 2023 - 6:00 PM

Kamloops residents are going to subsidize a water system for Westsyde farmers as the city looks to set up a temporary pump for next growing season.
Police looking for man who assaulted Kamloops restaurant worker
November 09, 2023 - 4:55 PM

Kamloops RCMP are looking to the public to help identify a man who assaulted a restaurant employee.
Avian flu is back on the rise in BC
November 08, 2023 - 12:00 PM

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed several BC poultry farms, including one in the Thompson-Okanagan, have been infected by avian influenza.
Four-year sentence for manslaughter in Kamloops motel stabbing
November 07, 2023 - 11:25 AM

A Kamloops man will spend roughly three more years in jail for a killing outside a local motel in 2020.
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Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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