Rob Munro
Okanagan mayors push for treatment over public drug use to combat opioid crisis
Families and children should not have to witness open drug use and overdoses when going…
No exemptions for Kelowna property owners wanting to stay in short-term rental market
There was a glimmer of hope last week that some exemptions could be made to…
Prospera Place owner offering to pay some costs to upgrade Kelowna arena
GSL Group, which operates Prospera Place in downtown Kelowna, is offering to pay an estimated…
Prospera Place operator points the finger over loss of Rockets Memorial Cup bid
In a rare media appearance, GSL Group CEO Graham Lee says, as owner of the…
Kamloops, Kelowna buck national rental vacancy increase trend
Canada’s rental vacancy rate dropped to 1.5% in 2023 from 1.9% in 2022, the lowest…
Vernon school board has no plans to reopen meetings anytime soon
Abbotsford school board meetings are open the public again after being moved online in response…
West Kelowna passes Penticton to become Thompson-Okanagan’s 4th largest city
A growth spurt in West Kelowna in the past year has pushed it ahead of…
Record high temperatures set in Kamloops and the Okanagan
Five records for the warmest Jan. 29 ever recorded were set in the Thompson-Okanagan yesterday…
Kelowna farmer wants to grow dandelions and other plants
Dandelions may be the bane of those who don't want to see them in the…
Drastic changes needed as Okanagan wine industry faces ‘existential crisis’
The Okanagan wine industry urgently needs to re-invent itself on a scale not seen for…
iN VIDEO: Okanagan fruit spraying in 1955 came without today’s safety gear
There was a time when Okanagan orchardists had to spend six hours just to spray…
Temperatures to reach double digits in Kamloops and the Okanagan
High temperatures of 10-12 Celsius are forecast for Kamloops and the South Okanagan today, Jan.…
Kelowna house fire deemed suspicious
Kelowna firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a house fire at 4:40 a.m. today, Jan.…
Vernon not alone in banning public from school board meetings
The Vernon school district's recent decision to only allow the public access to its school…
Gas prices set to rise in Okanagan, Kamloops this spring
Increases to the carbon tax in BC in April will add about three cents to…