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Kelowna woman loses legal fight with housing co-op over medical cannabis
A Kelowna woman who wanted to smoke medical marijuana in her unit has lost a…
IH eyes indoor safe inhalation sites as drug users drop needles
Throughout BC's overdose crisis, the picture we form in our minds of who is dying…
$800 in smoking fines balloon to $13,000 in B.C. strata dispute
A B.C. condo owner who racked up $800 in smoking fines from his strata, will…
COST OF SMOKING: B.C. woman keeps puffing and paying strata fines
A B.C. woman who paid the fines and continued smoking in her non-smoking strata unit…
Elderly Kelowna woman’s smoking on public street triggers call to police
KELOWNA – Margaret Morgan, 79, moved in June to the Highlands Retirement Residence in Kelowna.…
Kelowna school officials main concern isn’t marijuana — it’s vaping
KELOWNA – Legalized marijuana hasn't raised many new concerns and cigarettes are at the bottom…
Penticton city council moves to implement complete smoking ban in one year
PENTICTON – Penticton city council gave notice to smokers this week, agreeing to push forward…
Bus drivers ask Vernon council to ban smoking in public spaces
VERNON – Vernon transit drivers want the City of Vernon to ban smoking cigarettes, joints…
‘That’s a no brainer’: Sun Peaks Resort says no smoking on the mountain
SUN PEAKS – Cities and communities have been adapting to the extreme fire danger in…
McDONALD: Do you really wanna be the one who burns down the city?
Inspiration is a wonderful thing and it comes in many forms. A column idea may…
Resident injured trying to put out early morning fire in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – ‘Smokers materials’ are being blamed for a balcony fire in West Kelowna…
Smoking in Kamloops parks gets green light for special events
KAMLOOPS – Smoker's will be allowed to light up in Kamloops parks for special events,…
Smokers may be allowed at Kamloops Ribfest
KAMLOOPS – This year's Ribfest event in Kamloops may have a smoking section. Organizers would…
Kamloops smoking bylaw will be more education than fines
KAMLOOPS – Smokers in Kamloops may get a lesson from city bylaw officers, but are…
Why your condo neighbours might not be allowed to smoke on their own balconies
SALMON ARM - There are strict rules in today’s world about where you can smoke and where you can’t, but as a Salmon Arm man found out through a lengthy legal battle with his strata council, there are some grey areas. Walter Peter Andrushko moved into a Salmon Arm condo for residents aged 55 and...
Run away from your smoking addiction
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A new program is popping up around the country which will help you run away from your problems. The Running Room is launching a Run To Quit program, which will be backed by federal funding and support from the Canadian Cancer Society. The program is designed to help smokers quit by incorporating running...
Toss a butt out the window in Vernon and you could receive a fine
VERNON - Watch your butts, smokers. If you’re caught throwing a cigarette butt out the window, Vernon RCMP say you could face fines. It starts with $81 for depositing litter or an injurious item, and could go up another $173 for violating the Wildfire Act, RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says. “Especially when things are so...
Let’s talk about the benefits of medical marijuana
SUMMERLAND - A medical marijuana conference is coming to Summerland this weekend in support of the Nuessler-Williams family who recently spoke out to media about their need for weed. Kyla Williams, 2, has epilepsy and suffers daily from hundreds of seizures. Doctors have not been able to find a cure to help her. The family’s...