News Items tag as: Kyla Williams

Kelowna council won't follow Vancouver's lead on medical marijuana dispensaries
June 29, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KELOWNA – More than 80 new medical marijuana dispensaries have opened in Vancouver in the last year, prompting city council there to consider implementing business regulations to keep them from getting out of control. But the mayor of the Interior's largest city says Kelowna council is not planning on revisiting the issue any time soon.
What the Supreme Court decision on marijuana means to a three-year-old Summerland girl
June 12, 2015 - 7:30 PM

KELOWNA – Kyla Williams' family is breathing a sigh of relief this week — they are no longer committing a crime just by giving the three-year-old Summerland girl the medicine she needs.
Cannabis oil stopped her seizures, now family trying to help others
May 22, 2015 - 2:41 PM

SUMMERLAND – The family of a young girl from Summerland say her only relief from debilitating seizures has come from an oil derived from marijuana, and they are holding a fundraiser to help other families in the same situation.
Epileptic B.C. girl makes dramatic recovery, family pushes for pot oil research
August 11, 2014 - 2:00 PM

SUMMERLAND - The two-year-old Summerland girl whose family is feeding her illegal cannabis oil has had a dramatic improvement in her seizure disorder.
Let's talk about the benefits of medical marijuana
May 14, 2014 - 1:12 PM

SUMMERLAND - A medical marijuana conference is coming to Summerland this weekend in support of the Nuessler-Williams family who recently spoke out to media about their need for weed.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: Kyla Williams

Kelowna council won't follow Vancouver's lead on medical marijuana dispensaries

What the Supreme Court decision on marijuana means to a three-year-old Summerland girl

Cannabis oil stopped her seizures, now family trying to help others

Epileptic B.C. girl makes dramatic recovery, family pushes for pot oil research

Let's talk about the benefits of medical marijuana

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