
Rob Munro

Big jump in gas prices in Kamloops and the Okanagan ahead of carbon tax increase
The carbon tax will go up 23% across Canada on April 1, which translates into…

Funding in place for multi-use trail through West Kelowna’s Kalamoir Park
A hiking and cycling connection from the Bennett Bridge to Peachland is shaping up. The…

New Okanagan society aims to make rail trails more accessible, one can at a time
Bob Richards has been routinely collecting empty bottles and cans for years to help out…

Dangerous driver nabbed in Kamloops after fleeing under train and into river
A man fled police down an embankment, under a stationary train then into the Thompson…

Two vehicles destroyed in suspicious Kelowna triplex fire
All the occupants of a triplex in Kelowna escaped unharmed from an early morning fire.…

Mara Lake docks at risk in North Okanagan rail trail dispute
If 23 Mara Lake waterfront property owners don’t apply for permits from the Shuswap North…

Southern Interior travel alerts upgraded to warnings
The storm system that brought snow and travel alerts to the Southern Interior yesterday, Feb.…

Travel alerts issued for Southern Interior mountain passes
A new storm is set to move into the Southern Interior starting tonight, Feb. 27,…

Heavy snow and crashes in Southern Interior
A snowy weather system on Sunday, Feb. 25, dumped 30 centimetres of snow on the…

North Okanagan rail trail will be 1 km short after Sicamous council refused approval
A Feb. 14 decision by the District of Sicamous council not to rezone close to…

Kamloops, Okanagan have some of the highest auto theft rates in the country
A 50% increase in auto theft in Ontario and Quebec has spurred the federal government…

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…

Construction to start in the summer on redevelopment of Merritt rest stop
Hundreds of travellers continue to stop regularly at the rest area at the junction of…

Snowfall warnings continue with up to 30 cm on Southern Interior mountain passes
Storm warnings have ended but snowfall warnings continue for mountain passes in the Southern Interior…

Gas stations in Okanagan, Kamloops dropping prices in time for Christmas
Gas at some stations in Kelowna dropped below the $1.50 mark today for the first…