News Items tag as: New Year's Eve

Why you should leave New Year's fireworks to the pros in Okanagan, Kamloops
December 31, 2022 - 6:00 AM

Old-timers will remember the days when they could light firecrackers and shoot off Roman candles with little thought about legalities.
Select New Year’s Eve celebrations still a go throughout Thompson-Okanagan
December 31, 2021 - 6:00 AM
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If you are hoping to celebrate the new year by attending a major event like a fireworks display, there are only few options throughout the Thompson-Okanagan.
Traditional New Year's Eve fireworks mostly a 'no go' in Thompson-Okanagan
December 31, 2020 - 7:30 AM

The traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations replete with fireworks displays have, for the most part, been cancelled in the Thompson-Okanagan region because of COVID-19 restrictions.
B.C. bans liquor sales after 8 p.m. New Year's Eve
December 30, 2020 - 3:34 PM

The sale of liquor for in-house or off sales must stop as of 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and not resume until 9 a.m. on New Year’s Day.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Why you should leave New Year's fireworks to the pros in Okanagan, Kamloops