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Levi Landry
Levi is a recent graduate of the Communications, Culture, & Journalism program at Okanagan College and is now based in Kamloops. After living in the BC for over four years, he finds the blue collar and neighbourly environment in the Thompson reminds him of home in Saskatchewan. Levi, who has previously been published in Kelowna’s Daily Courier, is passionate about stories focussed on both social issues and peoples’ experiences in their local community. If you have a story or tips to share, you can reach Levi at 250 819 3723 or email LLandry@infonews.ca.
Penticton city hall considers $9M solar powered ‘microgrid’
The solar-powered electrical grid would be there in case of emergency.
Uber drivers unionize in Kamloops, Okanagan
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They will join Victoria as part of Canada's first-ever union for Uber drivers.
Lobby groups call on Kamloops council to tax Christian pregnancy clinic
"Council has a duty of religious neutrality and to uphold the human rights of its residents."
Tk’emlups gears up for rail hub near Kamloops
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The First Nation is pitching the project as a way to ease trade congestion in Vancouver by bringing a major rail hub to Kamloops.
iN NUMBERS: Kamloops, Okanagan water use more than doubles national average
Okanagan households account for a fifth of the region's annual water use.
While mayor gets headlines, this Kamloops councillor also had a term for the ages
"I am as horrified and over it as anyone else in the community, and possibly more."
Ex-BC Mountie who informed gangsters, bought drugs on the job gets 18-month sentence
"He took the bait that his colleagues set for him. He was tempted with opportunities for corruption and he succumbed to that temptation."
iN NUMBERS: British Columbians worried about rising cost of living amid US trade war
More than half of British Columbians want governments to support workers and industries hit by tariffs, but only four per cent want taxes raised to pay for it.
Interior Health unlikely to lobby for e-scooter ban after Kamloops fatality
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The health authority said its role is to "focus on prevention messages."
Highland Valley near Kamloops restarts copper production amid water shortage
The company that owns the mine said production was temporarily paused "to appropriately manage site water supply".
Not all calls for help with mental heath crises should go to Kelowna RCMP
"Many people experiencing a mental health crisis do not require a police response."
Why satellites tracking BC wildfires don’t detect them
"It is not what I would ever recommend for early detection."
iN NUMBERS: Nearly 80% of British Columbians support Carney in Trump trade war
Nine out of ten Canadians surveyed expect life to get more expensive.
Kamloops man’s death prompts petition to ban e-scooters
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The 18-year-old died while riding a rental e-scooter.
Kamloops rider dies after crash on rental e-scooter
Paramedics took him to hospital at 4 a.m. after the crash on a rented e-scooter.
Weekend thunderstorms spark new wildfires in Thompson-Okanagan
Only a few of the new wildfires are deemed out of control.
Kelowna business fined $60K for providing no work after hiring foreign workers
The federal government hit Blossum Fresh Fruits Inc. with the penalty.
Next Kamloops council will need to recover ground after ‘four lost years’
"I think we've seen what happens if you put people into position that have no experience and real connection to the organization that they're proposing to run. You end up with headaches."
Wildfire forces Okanagan fruit pickers back to Mexico
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After bouncing between shelters reluctant to accept them, Mexican workers are heading back home months earlier than expected.
‘SYMBOLS OF NEGLECT’: Why Kamloops councillors left this city entrance to the weeds
"Last year it had flowers and there were staff there once, twice a week. It was gorgeous."
$250K wildfire clean-up bill lands Lake Okanagan Resort in court
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The resort was destroyed in the 2023 McDougall Creek wildfire.
Okanagan drought a ‘wake up call’ to plan long-term, minister says
"The conditions are awful."
Hotel Eldorado not the only obstruction to connecting Kelowna waterfront paths
It could be a long road to complete a one-kilometre stretch.
‘See a need, fill a need’: Summerland man’s website reports damaged homes as locals evacuated
"The thought hit me of all these little kids and parents that are stuck just not knowing, and it made me angry."