News Items tag as: PNAPR2019

Why we can keep worry-free recycling in the Thompson-Okanagan
May 08, 2019 - 4:30 PM

The global recycling industry has fallen on hard times, but it continues to be business as usual for residential recyclers in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Penticton petition seeks changes to how patients are treated after medical errors
May 02, 2019 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton woman is spearheading a petition she hopes will initiate changes to the way the Canadian medical and legal system deals with medical errors.
Air Canada finds compromise to controversial schedule change at Penticton airport
May 02, 2019 - 3:13 PM

PENTICTON - Air Canada has come up with a compromise following a backlash from the community to proposed changes to flights to and from Penticton and Vancouver.
Pressure mounting on B.C. government to reduce fuel costs
May 02, 2019 - 3:00 PM

PENTICTON - The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is trying to round up some support and pressure the province into scrapping the B.C. carbon tax.
Plans for huge South Okanagan cannabis facility scuttled
May 02, 2019 - 8:10 AM

PENTICTON - Construction of a cannabis production facility for Okanagan Falls has come to a complete halt.
First day for new South Okanagan highways contractor
May 01, 2019 - 5:30 PM

PENTICTON - Today is the first day on the job for the province’s new road maintenance contractor in the South Okanagan.
Okanagan was drier than normal in April while Kamloops was cooler
April 30, 2019 - 1:30 PM

If you thought it was cooler than usual in Kamloops this month, or there was less rain than normally falls in the Okanagan in April, you were right.
Penticton RCMP looking for stolen bobcat and trailer
April 30, 2019 - 10:56 AM

PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP are seeking the public’s help in locating two pieces of equipment stolen from a locked compound in the city.
Sightseeing black bear strolls through Penticton
April 29, 2019 - 5:00 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton residents are reporting a furry stranger in the city this weekend.
New provincial health care funding could take bite out of South Okanagan doctor shortage
April 29, 2019 - 4:18 PM

PENTICTON - The province's recent announcement of funding for up to 22 new health care providers in the South Okanagan and Similkameen is good news for those struggling to find a family doctor.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

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

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

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

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