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Apartment development with less than half required parking approved in Kamloops
An apartment development in North Kamloops will go ahead with less than half of the…
Kelowna woman organizing peaceful rally for affordable housing
A Kelowna woman who has first-hand experience with homelessness is hosting a peaceful protest for…
West Kelowna pizza restaurant closing its doors next month
A well-known West Kelowna pizza stop is closing its doors next month. Mother Patricia Guest…
Gardening: What to do when the soil stays too wet
Odd weather this summer has taken its toll on many gardens. For many the problem…
First month’s rent won’t even pay the taxes on this ‘charming’ City of Kelowna rental home
A Kelowna realtor has tracked down the location of a “charming” little house that the…
West Kelowna rejects proposed eight-storey tower at winery
Not only will there not be a lighthouse towering above the Goats Peak Winery in…
Kamloops Farmers’ Market is a delicious adventure
The Kamloops Farmer’s Market is a bi-weekly market that beautifully showcases the bounty from the…
Past Present Perfect: Mixing traditional, contemporary décor
The freshest style in decor these days is … mixing styles. Traditional and contemporary often…
Fire and Flower buying PotGuide cannabis website for US$8.5M in cash and shares
TORONTO – Cannabis retailer Fire and Flower Holdings Corp. has signed a deal to buy…
New Brunswick cannabis producers to be able to sell their products at their own facilities
FREDERICTON – Licensed cannabis producers in New Brunswick now have the option to sell their…
Defiant Penticton brewery getting positive feedback on anti-vaccine card stance
After a Penticton craft brewery recently announced it would be snubbing the province's upcoming vaccine…
Illegal cannabis extraction lab discovered during West Kelowna wildfire evacuations
While evacuating homes as the Mt. Law wildfire threatened this past weekend, a conservation officer…
Lake Country woman develops love for fungi, starts gourmet mushroom farm
A Lake Country woman decided to try a new business venture after her designated driving…
Boston Beer Company to make cannabis-infused beverages with two Ontario companies
TORONTO – A subsidiary of the Boston Beer Company Inc. will produce non-alcoholic, cannabis-infused beverages…
Late-summer sip: A new world of booze-free options
Looking to kick back and enjoy the late days of summer with something non-alcoholic? There’s…
11-storey apartment building approved for downtown Kamloops
Kamloops will see another high-rise tower added to the downtown skyline after a development permit…
Okanagan housing prices still up more than 30 per cent from last year
The benchmark selling price of single-family homes in August for much of the Okanagan and…
TwinCon Enterprises – your excavation expert
When it comes to excavation, civil construction, subdivision development and earthworks, TwinCon Enterprises has you…
Sales down but prices up in Kamloops real estate market
A 21% drop in the number of homes sold by Kamloops and District Real Estate…
Vintners despair after French wildfire ravaged grapevines
LE CANNET-DES-MAURES, France (AP) — After a wildfire blazed through a once-picturesque nature reserve near…
Why there are more grasshoppers, leafhoppers than usual in Okanagan this summer
Grasshoppers and leafhoppers are both benefitting from the hot and dry summer of 2021 in…
Rejection of free parkland in Kelowna likely means more pollution, not less: developer
The fight over a proposal to donate 250 acres of land near the McKinley reservoir…
Indigenous taco truck owner provides Westside Road community with wildfire updates in lieu of food while evacuated
An Indigenous taco stand owner who was evacuated due to the wildfire decided to continue…
Study finds cannabis use associated with higher risk of heart attack in young adults
A study led by Toronto researchers suggests recent cannabis use is associated with a higher…