News Items tag as: Okanagan news

Searching for Sasquatch in the Okanagan
January 24, 2021 - 10:09 AM

Stories of human-like creatures known as sasquatches or bigfoots have been around for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, but evidence to support these tall — oftentimes hairy—tales is hard to come by.
Paramedics responded to record spike in Thompson-Okanagan overdose calls last year
January 21, 2021 - 5:00 PM

Paramedics responded to a record number of overdose calls last year in the Thompson Okanagan, echoing the stunning increase in calls reported province-wide for 2020.
Let it snow: Okanagan residents get creative with recent snowfall
December 22, 2020 - 5:30 PM

Snow is on the ground and Okanagan residents are making the most of it.
Okanagan Humane Society takes raffle online due to COVID-19
November 08, 2020 - 8:30 AM

For the first time in its 24-year history, the Okanagan Humane Society will be conducting its annual fundraiser raffle online.
Products you may not know are based in the Thompson Okanagan
November 02, 2020 - 6:29 AM

From fresh salsa to bar codes, the Thompson Okanagan is full of products and innovations that you may not know are based in the Interior.
Why we remember: The Afghan War and the soldiers from the Okanagan, Kamloops who fought
November 02, 2020 - 6:00 AM

More than 100 soldiers from Kamloops and the Okanagan were sent overseas to Afghanistan, a feat that an Okanagan College history professor who served in the B.C. Dragoon wants to ensure isn’t forgotten.
Remembrance Day is going to look at lot different in Kamloops, Okanagan this year
October 29, 2020 - 7:30 AM

Kamloops and Okanagan branches of the Royal Canadian Legion are concerned about their poppy campaign fundraising this year and some are asking residents to support veterans from home for Remembrance Day.
5 nasty bugs in the B.C. Interior you might want to stay on top of
October 11, 2020 - 12:31 PM

Armed with an exoskeleton, a stinky smell and sometimes even a pair of pinchers, these Okanagan bugs are the talk of the town, according to one pest control expert.
What Kamloops, Okanagan can learn from U.S. wildfires
September 28, 2020 - 7:00 AM

As B.C.’s population grows and the climate changes, a UBC expert says more intense, untamable wildfires like those south of the border should be expected.
Day two of no Canada Post deliveries in Okanagan due poor air quality
September 15, 2020 - 5:22 PM

Canada Post has suspended deliveries for the second day in a row to parts of the Okanagan thanks to the poor air quality, while in Kamloops deliver has been hit and miss.
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THOMPSON: Time for the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes
OPINION Billionaire. It’s hard to get your head around what it means to be a billionaire, at least it is for me. There are 2,755 billionaires around the world, according to the recent Forbes’ 35th Annual B

RECIPE: Egg free Tiramisu from Mamma Marzia
I love to support anything local, including cookbooks. For years. Marzia Bellotti Molatore, known as “Mamma Marzia” has been offering Italian cooking classes from her Langley home kitchen. Known as Bella Cibo, Marzia decided to

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News Items tag as: Okanagan news

Searching for Sasquatch in the Okanagan

Paramedics responded to record spike in Thompson-Okanagan overdose calls last year

Let it snow: Okanagan residents get creative with recent snowfall

Okanagan Humane Society takes raffle online due to COVID-19

Products you may not know are based in the Thompson Okanagan

Why we remember: The Afghan War and the soldiers from the Okanagan, Kamloops who fought

Remembrance Day is going to look at lot different in Kamloops, Okanagan this year

5 nasty bugs in the B.C. Interior you might want to stay on top of

What Kamloops, Okanagan can learn from U.S. wildfires

Day two of no Canada Post deliveries in Okanagan due poor air quality

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