News Items tag as: PNJUN2815

UPDATE: Missing Ontario hikers turn up alive after a week in Similkameen backcountry
June 29, 2015 - 8:52 AM

KEREMEOS - Search-and-rescue crews were shocked when an Ontario couple missing for seven days walked out of the backcountry in southern British Columbia.
UPDATE: Semi fire on Coquihalla Highway
June 28, 2015 - 4:39 PM

MERRITT – A semi burst into flames on the Coquihalla Highway this afternoon, severely restricting traffic for several hours.
Wildfire crews hopping with 16 new fires on weekend
June 28, 2015 - 1:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Almost half of the 16 new wildfires sparked in the Thompson-Okanagan region over the weekend were preventable because people caused them.
Weekend weather made to order for classic cars and the King of Rock and Roll
June 28, 2015 - 12:27 PM

PENTICTON - Visitors to Penticton might have found themselves thinking about "the good old days" this weekend.
Scorching heat sizzles high temperature records
June 28, 2015 - 10:24 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The heat wave blasting the Southern Interior cranked the temperature up a notch Saturday breaking high temperature records in the Thompson-Okanagan.
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THOMPSON: Disney will make 'your dreams come true' for a hefty price
OPINION “When you wish upon a star…Makes no difference who you are…Anything your heart desires…Will come to you.” Almost everyone anywhere recognizes the opening lines from the unoffic

Foreign temporary worker claw backs hampers record Okanagan cherry season
As politicians lob criticisms toward the temporary foreign worker program that fills open Canadian jobs, Okanagan orchardists would like more workers. When orchards across the region surpassed already-high expectations for this years crop,

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

iN NUMBERS: Tallest buildings in Kamloops, Okanagan
Whether you’re on board with more highrise towers bringing that big city feeling to the Okanagan or not, you’re probably going to be seeing more of them in the years to come. In case you’re wondering which tower is the condo kin

UPDATE: Missing Ontario hikers turn up alive after a week in Similkameen backcountry