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Okanagan Rail Trail missing link could be closed by end of summer
March 02, 2023 - 12:00 PM

The City of Kelowna has issued a request for proposal to complete the missing link in the Okanagan Rail Trail by the end of August.
Okanagan river channel expansion may be key to preventing more Okanagan Lake floods
November 09, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Highly variable annual high water levels on Okanagan Lake over the past few years has authorities looking for new ways to control outflow of the Okanagan’s largest reservoir and that could have downstream effects.
Kelowna craft brewery uses circus tent to extend patio season
October 17, 2020 - 9:00 AM
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You won't see any carnies in the circus tent a Kelowna craft brewery, only refreshing beer.
High winds to complicate South Okanagan firefighting efforts? Pick your favourite forecast
August 20, 2020 - 11:27 AM

Okanagan residents are keeping a close eye on the weather over the next couple of days as changing conditions have their effect on wildfires such as the Christie Mountain wildfire burning near Penticton.
What you need to know about COVID-19 or Coronavirus
February 28, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Although Canadian health officials continue to say the risk of contracting the latest outbreak of coronavirus is low, they are also stressing the need to be vigilant and prepared for signs of infection.
Details announced for Bob Ross exhibition coming to Penticton Art Gallery
February 06, 2020 - 10:30 AM

The art of Bob Ross is coming to Penticton.
iN NEWS: Our favourite stories of 2019 — and yours
January 01, 2020 - 8:00 AM

Every year, we look back at our work to see how well we fulfilled our mission to provide residents and readers accurate news and information you can’t get anywhere else. We gauge that in a number of ways but one of the most important is if readers are responding and last year, we had more readers than ever before.
Map of the best Kamloops holiday lights in 2019
December 23, 2019 - 4:30 PM

‘Tis the time of year when the radio plays constant holiday tunes, there’s peppermint and gingerbread treats all around, and the city is alight with twinkling homes.
Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation receives sweet donation
November 07, 2019 - 2:21 PM

Cookies put a smile on everyone’s face.
InfoTel Multimedia website wins honourable mention
October 23, 2019 - 12:41 PM

It’s a visual masterpiece that will surely wow you.
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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

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