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Marshall Jones
News is best when it's local, relevant, timely and interesting. That's our focus every day.
We are on the ground in Penticton, Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops to bring you the stories that matter most.
Marshall may call West Kelowna home, but after 16 years in local news and 14 in the Okanagan, he knows better than to tell readers in other communities what is "news' to them. He relies on resident reporters to reflect their own community priorities and needs. As the newsroom leader, his job is making those reporters better, ensuring accuracy, fairness and meeting the highest standards of journalism.
Kelowna-area politician’s loose lips have her facing possible penalties from colleagues
ALLEGEDLY GAVE UNTRUE INFORMATION; FILM COMMISSIONER FEARED LOSS OF JOB KELOWNA - A local politician is already in hot water with her colleagues, but tomorrow we should know exactly how much. Patty Hanson, a veteran director at the Central Okanagan Regional District, faces what amounts to a disciplinary hearing by her colleagues on the board....
Help Kelowna’s homeless before refugees? Here’s how
KELOWNA - Interest in helping the homeless appears to be reaching new highs since Canada announced it would attempt to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada before the end of the year. The move has created significant debate about Canada’s role in settling some of the millions of refugees escaping the Syrian civil war. It’s...
West Kelowna yacht club and boats damaged in windstorm
WEST KELOWNA - Heavy rains and strong winds caused played havoc with the West Kelowna Yacht Club today, damaging several boats, docks and perhaps the integrity of the breakwater itself. Several boaters inspected damage around 4 p.m. today, Nov. 17, and two boats threw their moorings entirely. One, the Manhattan, had its bow torn off as...
As Liberals decide how to bring 25,000 Syrians to Canada, the choice is also who
OTTAWA – Somewhere right now, in a refugee camp in Amman or a rental apartment in Beirut or on a street in Istanbul, sits a Syrian hoping to be among the 25,000 people resettled to Canada, possibly by the end of the year.
Bad move for Canada? TPP’s rules on intellectual property pulled into spotlight
OTTAWA – Concerns voiced by Jim Balsillie over the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty have intensified scrutiny of the pact's intellectual-property provisions — and whether they represent a bad deal for Canada.
Montreal’s raw sewage dump proceeding as planned, mayor says
MONTREAL – The City of Montreal says the controversial process of dumping eight billion litres of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River went off without a hitch as it got underway Wednesday.
B.C. First Nations could be awarded millions for Canada’s 65-year-old mistake
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Two British Columbia First Nations could be compensated millions for a mistake the Canadian government made 65 years ago.
IN PHOTOS: Remembrance Day 2015 in Kamloops
Scenes from a sunny Remembrance Day in Riverside Park in Kamloops. — Photos by Dana Reynolds and Jennifer Stahn %%image2%% %%image3%% %%image4%% %%image5%% %%image6%% %%image7%% —This story was corrected at 8:01 p.m., Nov. 11, 2015.
UPDATE: Storm should miss Kamloops but Penticton’s not so lucky
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A powerful storm expected to bring winds up to 70 km/h tomorrow and potentially bring plenty of moisture with it is headed south, according to Environment Canada. The weather office ended its special weather statement for the North Thompson issued earlier today, Nov. 11, and made a special weather statement for the South...
Nova Scotia couple found dead in Mexican hotel, no signs of violence: official
A Canadian couple who had travelled to Mexico to attend their daughter's wedding has been found dead at a hotel near the resort city of Playa de Carmen.
Kelowna’s Greenway tree emerges as symbol for Remembrance Day
KELOWNA - The fairies of the Mission Creek Greenway are still tending to a lonely green tree in a forest of yellow leaves this November, but perhaps for the first time, they’ve got people talking about a different holiday. It’s not unusual for greenway walkers or runners to find the little birch tree decorated for...
Kamloops motel damaged in afternoon blaze
KAMLOOPS - At least part of a local motel went up in flames this afternoon. Kamloops Fire Rescue confirms the fire at Star Lodge in Sahali is now out but a spokesperson couldn't speak to any injuries or the extent of the damage. We will have more information as it becomes available. To contact a...
IN PHOTOS: Remembrance Day in Kelowna
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Penticton champions new affordable housing project, but at what cost?
PENTICTON - The city is getting a big boost to affordable housing, but it’s going to come at the eventual relocation of the Penticton Lawn Bowling club. The City of Penticton and the province say as many as 70 new affordable housing units will be built in two phases on the site in the 200...
Pedestrian suffers extensive injuries jaywalking across Kelowna highway
KELOWNA - A senior remains in hospital with multiple injuries after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing the highway outside of a crosswalk or intersection Saturday night. The 65-year-old man was trying to cross Highway 97 near Leathead Road when he was struck by a green Jeep Cherokee in the northbound lane. The...
Crime didn’t pay for this thief
KAMLOOPS - A 29-year-old Merritt thief is probably wishing he just stayed home last night. As he went around Savona last night checking vehicles for valuables, he first grabbed a chainsaw from the back of a pickup truck but didn't know he was spotted, according to a release by RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush. The...
What you can learn from seven people who turn ideas into reality
KELOWNA - Everyone has an idea. Some people have big ideas. Then you have Mark Jennings-Bates-size ideas. One year, the Kelowna business consultant might be racing rally cars, another year riding an enduro bike across South Africa. Or he might be setting a new Guinness Book of World Records team flight on a paramotor across...
Who is at fault? Driving instructor takes on traffic circle dash-cam crash
DO YOU BLUFF YOUR WAY THROUGH TRAFFIC CIRCLES OR DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO? THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - They're slowly popping up in more streets and neighbourhoods to help us but instead often incite mass confusion, arguments, sometimes panic and even the occasional crash. Does anyone know what to do in a traffic circle? We found...
Family pleads for more staff after elderly mom dies in attack at Kamloops senior’s home
KAMLOOPS - For the third time in the past two years, the B.C. Coroners Service has declared a death at an Interior senior's facility a homicide. Eighty-four-year-old Emily Houston died on July 15th, 10 days after she was attacked by a fellow resident of Kamloops Seniors Village. Kamloops RCMP investigated, but decided against recommending charges....
From trash to showstopper: Budget-savvy, DIY pallet furniture can be big on style
Here's a little secret about building furniture out of pallets, those simple wooden structures used to schlep goods: Not all pallet wood is cheap, rough-cut pine.
Prospect of fixing up or tearing down 24 Sussex captivates renovation expert
OTTAWA – Be it renovated or razed, the resurrection of 24 Sussex Drive should be documented as a showcase of Canadian history and innovation, says an expert in public portrayals of what — and what not — to do with older home projects.
Toilet paper controversy at Ryerson has critics denouncing two-tier system
TORONTO – A controversy over who gets better toilet paper at a Toronto university has critics denouncing what they call a two-tier system, while other Ontario institutions say their bathroom tissue is "equitably distributed."
Was the extra hour worth it this morning?
Did that extra hour of sleep this morning feel good? Great, right? Gotta love Daylight Saving Time, right? Well here's another question for you. Do you remember that morning about six months ago when you lost an hour of sleep? Do you remember how you felt that day? Do YOU?! Let John Oliver explain this...
Captain praying for families of five dead passengers aboard B.C. vessel
VANCOUVER - The captain of a whale-watching vessel that capsized near Tofino, B.C., says passengers and crew were heroic as the vessel went under, killing five people. Wayne Dolby said he's praying for the families and friends of the Britons who died and an Australian man who remains missing in the waters off the west...