News Items tag as: Thompson Okanagan Christmas 1968

A look back at Christmas from a half century ago
December 25, 2021 - 1:00 PM

If you were sitting around the table for Christmas dinner in the Thompson-Okanagan 50 years ago, there was likely one dominant topic of conversation. Gauging from newspaper stories from the season in 1968, residents joined the rest of the world focused on mankind's attempt to conquer the greatest technological challenge of the day - putting a man on the Moon.
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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

Fundraiser for family of Kamloops man who died in Highway 5 North crash nears $30K
An online fundraiser for the family of a Kamloops man killed in a crash on Highway 5 North has raised more than $27,
April 26, 2024 7:00 PM
Orca's escape from B.C. lagoon will be talked about for 'generations,' say nations
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - An orphan killer whale calf escaped from a remote Vancouver Island tidal lagoon Friday where it had be
April 26, 2024 6:33 PM
8.5 years for Kamloops man who sexually assaulted his daughter
CONTENT ADVISORY A Kamloops man who filmed himself sexually assaulting his daughter, then bragged about it o
April 26, 2024 6:00 PM
B.C. premier says public use rules should have been in place before decriminalization
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is preparing to ban most public drug use, a change to parts of its decriminalization pilot
April 26, 2024 5:53 PM
After years fighting red tape Lake Country group permitted to dredge Oyama Canal
For the past several years a grassroots movement has been trying to get permission from the government to dredge the
April 26, 2024 5:05 PM

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