News Items tag as: New Year's Eve

Places to celebrate New Year's Eve in Kamloops, Okanagan
December 31, 2024 - 1:30 PM

With New Year's Eve comes celebration, and what better way to ring in the new year than spending a night on the town with old and new friends.
BC Lotteries taking bets on New Year's baby name and hospital location
December 30, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Playnow, BC’s only legal online gambling site, is now offering bets on the hospital location and the name of the first baby born in British Columbia in 2025.
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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THOMPSON: The latest grooming systems for men have gone too far
OPINION Like most folks, I have more stuff squirrelled away in my bathroom drawers and cabinet than I use. A recent inspection found a cologne someone gave me that I don’t like, a prescription drug that expired

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

News Items tag as: New Year's Eve

Places to celebrate New Year's Eve in Kamloops, Okanagan

BC Lotteries taking bets on New Year's baby name and hospital location

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

Select New Year’s Eve celebrations still a go throughout Thompson-Okanagan

Traditional New Year's Eve fireworks mostly a 'no go' in Thompson-Okanagan

B.C. bans liquor sales after 8 p.m. New Year's Eve

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