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Lake Okanagan Resort condo owners need help two years after wildfire
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“There were a number of residents out there where this was their primary home, and so they've been displaced. We know of one already that has had to foreclose on her mortgage because she cannot pay rent and continue to make her mortgage payments."
Duelling Vernon stratas enter 12th year of ‘convoluted’ legal battle
iNhome
It was supposed to be a quick and easy investment, it is far from that.
Innovative café opening in Vernon breaks down employment barriers
An artsy café opening in Vernon this summer will be operated by residents with diverse…
Visitors can sip on booze while watching Music in the Park in Kamloops
iNwine
Music in the park is kicking off for the summer in various districts in Kamloops…
iN PHOTOS: Six delicious berries growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
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A fruit that isn’t commonly seen is a Tayberry, which is a cross between a blackberry and a raspberry.
Cops investigate spiked drinks at Kamloops bars
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Kamloops RCMP says four people came forward after their drinks were tampered with at Kamloops…
Okanagan stone fruit looking good for the first time in years
iNwine
Don’t jinx it, but a farm in West Kelowna is seeing loads of stone fruit…
How Kamloops bartenders keep an eye out for drugged drinks
iNwine
Police warned the public of a rash of spiked drinks at Kamloops bars this week,…
BC govt defend underage liquor ‘sting ops’ while industry calls for leeway
iNwine
A BC restaurant and bar industry association is taking aim at the provincial government’s archaic…
Fun festivals for foodies in Okanagan, Kamloops
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These weekend events are fun for the whole family.
Mystery of missing stone angel from Coldstream cemetery solved
“It’s awful they’d put the family through this without notifying us."
Ten of the biggest, multi-million dollar companies in Okanagan, Kamloops
It turns out if you have a small family business and run it well for a few decades, or a century, you can turn a tidy profit.
Best meteor shower of the year reaching peak in Okanagan, Kamloops
A bright moon could dim out the view some of the fainter meteors.
Kamloops’ ‘mammoth-sized’ marmot has a superfan in Scotland
"I just knew I had to make a version of it. There is something soothing about it... just so funny, cute and relatable."
Kamloops taxpayers to mull $188M in more debt for capital projects
It comes a year after taxpayers gave their blessing to borrow $275 million for an arts centre and an arena.
iN PHOTOS: Wonky vegetables emerge in Kamloops, Okanagan
Gardening is full of surprises.
Okanagan Falls incorporation has gone ‘off the rails’: town hall
Just over four months after a March 22 referendum — where 588 residents voted in favour and 512 against — public sentiment appears to have shifted.
Self-appointed watchdog undeterred as Summerland goes public with $360K in legal costs
For more than six years he has sparred with the district in court and in council chambers, all starting with a dispute with his mushroom-farming neighbour and growing to a sense he's "watchdog" at town hall.
iN NUMBERS: Buying a car in BC is getting more expensive
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We've got some numbers that may grind your gears.
More than 80 drug-impaired driving tickets issued at Shambhala in West Kootenay
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"It’s clear this enforcement was necessary."
South Okanagan woman charged with impaired driving causing death
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The fatal crash happened last summer.
Stranger rescues severely allergic woman after wasp attack in Kamloops
“I panicked and thoughts flashed through my mind like how far I am from the hospital, how long will it take for an ambulance to get here and if I’m going to die."
City won’t release former Kamloops CAO’s severance agreement
He clearly blamed the mayor for his departure, but it's not clear what David Trawin and city hall agreed to before the announcement.
$5,000 worth of putters stolen from Vernon golf shop
Investigators have CCTV footage of the two suspects.