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Covid-19
Vendors and buyers adapt to new Kamloops Farmers’ Market during pandemic
With social-distancing tape on the ground, hand sanitizer stations and a head counter, the Kamloops…
Thompson-Nicola landfills update rules to accept waste, recyclables as usual
As of April 21, all regularly accepted garbage, recyclables and yard waste will again be…
With COVID-19 measures in place, Vernon Farmers’ Market gets ready to open
After receiving the green light from the authorities, the Vernon Farmers' Market is set to…
Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival pulls 2020 event
Summertime event planners had high hopes that COVID-19 precautions would lift before their shows were…
Westside Daze, May Days and other signature Okanagan summer events are cancelled
A West Kelowna community staple has been cancelled, and it’s likely to be the first…
Okanagan Conservation Officer sees ‘horrific’ increase of illegal dumping during pandemic
A Conservation Officer is frustrated by the drastic spike he’s seen in illegal dumping of…
Dr. Bonnie Henry fan creates COVID-19 media briefing drinking game
Almost everyday for the past month, B.C's minister of health and the provincial health officer…
Okanagan Mexican restaurant serves up orders with complimentary toilet paper
A Mexican restaurant that gives free toilet paper with orders? Most times, that would be…
BREAKING: Five new COVID-19 deaths in B.C.; testing now available to everyone
Five more British Columbians died of COVID-19 this weekend, bringing provincewide death toll to 86,…
Wineries launch meal program to help laid off hospitality workers in the south Okanagan
Wineries in the Oliver and Osoyoos area are banding together to offer meals to people…
NBA star Kelly Olynyk featured in video by staff at Kamloops high school
The administration and teachers at a Kamloops high school have made a fun, upbeat video featuring…
iN VIDEO: Opera singer serenades Vernon seniors from parking lot
Vernon residents living around the area of the Columbus Court apartment complex received a musical…
Kelowna in good shape to weather COVID-19 storm but layoffs still possible
Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran encouraged everyone who can to pay their property taxes by July…
B.C. cannabis co-op approved for incorporation on 4-20 day
Today marks the second time 4-20 is being celebrated since cannabis became legal in Canada…
Okanagan woman who lived through Great Depression, Second World War sees parallels during pandemic
Margaret Wort remembers the first time her family had butter in their Kelowna home. It…
More people indoors: Okanagan board and card game creators see increase in online sales
Staying indoors is bringing families together, and Okanagan board and card game creators are seeing…
How – and how not – to cut your own hair during COVID-19
Have you found yourself staring in the mirror, bored out of your mind and holding…
One Vernon bottle depot is reopening after shutdown to protect staff, community
A Vernon bottle depot is reopening after a temporary shutdown to protect its staff during…
Kelowna made it through a pandemic before and can learn from past mistakes
Close churches, schools, libraries and theatres. No more public weddings or funerals. Loitering in restaurants…
UPDATE: Police can issue $2,000 fines for price gouging, illegally reselling medical equipment in B.C.
Police officers can now issue $2,000 fine for those who are illegally re-selling PPE equipment…
Bell is donating 1.5 million face masks to essential workers across Canada
Bell is donating 1.5 million protective face masks, to help equip more healthcare and frontline…
Okanagan winery donating 20 per cent of sales to food bank
An Okanagan winery has pledged 20 per cent of its sales to the Central Okanagan…
Okanagan, Kamloops student meal programs meeting need of communities during pandemic
School districts in the Okanagan and Kamloops are trying to make sure students don't go…
BC SPCA online adoption an imperfect step in the right direction
When the social distancing measures were put in place in March, the BC SPCA was…