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iN PHOTOS: Family Christmas trees add festive touch in Kamloops, Okanagan
Families in Kamloops and the Okanagan have been busy decorating their Christmas trees this month,…
Good season for South Okanagan gardener’s unique pawpaw fruit
An arborist and topiary artist in the south Okanagan has two unique trees growing on…
Why all those trees in Kamloops, Okanagan parks are shedding their bark
If you’re out enjoying the city parks in the Thompson Okanagan in the summer you…
One more obstacle to building more houses in BC: root balls
B.C. is trying to clear all the hurdles to building more homes in hopes of…
Christmas Trees of Hope for illicit drug overdose awareness in Kamloops, Kelowna
Purple and white trees of hope are going up across the country to bring awareness…
It’s not just heat that’s killing trees in the Okanagan
Last summer’s heat dome is not entirely to blame for numerous trees dying in the…
UPDATE: ‘Tragic and senseless’: Vandals are poisoning trees in Kelowna
Trees in widely separated areas of Kelowna have been killed by poison. An elm tree,…
It isn’t easy being an urban tree in Kamloops
The big, beautiful deciduous shade trees in Kamloops parks require constant protection from the City…
Beavers move into small Okanagan community, cause trouble
Beavers have recently moved into Naramata and they’re making themselves at home by chomping away…
Beautiful shade trees chopped down along Kelowna street
Where have all the young trees gone? Long time passing. That’s a slight distortion of…
Vernon environmental group giving away 1,500 trees
If you're looking to spruce up your yard, and at the same time do your…
iN Focus: Meet the Kamloops carver who brings out the mysterious faces of trees
Last week, iNFOnews.ca published a story about some faces that look over passersby from a…
Trees illegally cut down on north end of Okanagan Rail Trail
The Regional District of North Okanagan is investigating after trees along two of the region's…
Where to find some of the most significant trees in Kamloops
If you’re bored of being cooped up in the same four walls, try getting out…
B.C. orchardists fear summer labour shortage due to COVID-19 pandemic
It's going to look very different in orchards and tree planting sites in B.C. due…
North Okanagan man’s threats, bizarre lawsuits don’t go quite as planned
“THE CLAIM MAKES NO SENSE. AT BEST, IT MAY BE ABOUT PEDIGREED LIVESTOCK” FALKLAND –…
Firefighters offer tips on how to keep your home safe during holidays
KAMLOOPS – It's the time of year when fire hazards seem to be everywhere, now…
Greenway leading into Vernon not looking so green in places
VERNON – There’s concern the greenway just north of Vernon isn’t quite living up to…
Park users asked to report suspicious activity after illegal tree cutting in Shuswap nature reserve
SHUSWAP - Illegal tree cutting in a Shuswap nature reserve has community members outraged. Two mature trees were felled in the Eagle River Nature reserve and chopped up, presumably for firewood, the Shuswap Trail Alliance says in a press release. The value of the downed hemlock and fir trees is estimated to be around $1,000...
Foul play was not involved in sudden death of Lumby man
LUMBY - RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service have determined there was no foul play involved in the death of a Lumby man last month. Police were called to the 1000-block of Trinity Valley Road, April 24, after a 79-year-old man died in an accident on his rural property. Lumby RCMP Cpl. Henry Proce said...
Test results back on trees suspected of being poisoned
KELOWNA – Test results on a stand of trees the City believes were poisoned to improve someone’s view of the lake last month have come back inconclusive. Environment manager Todd Cashin says they still believe the trees were vandalized but whoever did it must have used a chemical that is quite common and ultimately untraceable....
Wildfire south of city producing smoke
KAMLOOPS — A fire on Long Lake Road in the Knutsford area has been contained at 15.6 ha but is expected to continue producing smoke today. B.C. Wildfire Information Officer Kayla Pepper says the fire was reported early yesterday afternoon and a sustained action crew along with two initial attack crews responded to guard and...