Christmas
Cut out the X: Tips for making your holiday meals a healthier occasion
TORONTO – It's a given: There will be a lot of overeating over the holidays.
Christmas grinch steals holiday display from senior couple
KAMLOOPS - Brenda Leblanc and her family will celebrate Christmas this year without their favourite holiday decoration because someone stole their inflatable snow globe from their front yard in Brock Estates last Sunday. “It was one of a kind,” Leblanc says. “We’ve never seen another one like it.” The six-foot tall inflatable display has Santa,...
SPCA offers pet advice for cold weather and Christmas
PENTICTON - As Penticton experiences its second cold snap of the season, the Penticton SPCA offers some words of advice for animal lovers. “Bring animals in from the cold,” is some simple advice Corinne Ross, Branch Manager for the Penticton SPCA, offers. “It depends on the dog, as to how much cold they can experience,...
Garbage pickup changes over the holidays
KAMLOOPS - The holidays are here and that usually means enough boxes, wrapping paper and packaging to fill your recycling and garbage bins two or three times over. It is also the time of year when our garbage pickup schedules change and cause delays in curbside pickup. Pick up will run on a normal schedule...
Christmas season kicks off this week in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Mother Nature has begun decorating for the holidays and this week the city will kick off holiday festivities with the Lights in the Night celebration and the Santa Claus Parade. On Thursday Downtown Kamloops will host the annual Lights in the Night festival, an annual kickoff to the Christmas season. The event will...
IN PHOTOS: Holiday season officially begins
KAMLOOPS - Christmas lights have been making an appearance around the city since the beginning of the month — then Mother Nature coated the city in snow — and now, with the lighting of the Christmas tree at St. Andrews on the Square the holiday season is officially upon us. Dozens of people braved the...
YLW readies for busiest time of the year
KELOWNA – With a combination of holiday vacation travel and unsafe driving weather, Kelowna International Airport is poised for the busiest time of the year. Airport spokesperson Jenelle Hynes says from now until Jan. 5 they expect more than 100,000 passengers. “To put that in perspective,” she says. “October was a record-breaking passenger month with...
You’ve got mail: Holiday cards deliver unique, personalized touch in digital era
TORONTO – Carolyn Bechard remembers her mother spending evenings at the kitchen table writing out cards paired with family portraits as a part of their Christmas tradition — one she has also embraced as her own.
Police invite you to stuff a police cruiser full of toys
KAMLOOPS - Members of the public are encouraged to donate toys and other items to help families in need as part of the RCMP and Christmas Amalgamated partnership in the "Stuff the Cruiser" campaign. RCMP members will be set up at Toys R Us and Walmart from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, December...
Celebrate Christmas with the Celts
PENTICTON - Get into the Christmas spirit with a seasonal visit from the Barra MacNeils, one of Canada’s favourite Celtic musical groups. The Cape Breton clan are bringing their Celtic roots and musical artistry to Penticton to get the Okanagan in the holiday spirit. The show features the family group’s seasonal fare mixed with entertaining...
Club wants more money for 2014 Christmas light display
KELOWNA – If the Capri Rotary Club wants to do another Kerry Park light display this Christmas, they will likely have to do it with the same amount of money as last year. Capri Rotary has requested a $5,000 increase to their budget this year, but city staff are expected to recommend against the increase....