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2024 REPLAY
Okanagan tree-fruit farmers switch crops in attempt to salvage season after devastating winter freeze
With little to no stone fruit crops like peaches, apricots and cherries in their orchards in late spring, many Okanagan farmers began pivoting to more hardy fruit and vegetable crops in an attempt to salvage the growing season.
2024 REPLAY
Okanagan tree-fruit farmers switch crops in attempt to salvage season after devastating winter freeze
With little to no stone fruit crops like peaches, apricots and cherries in their orchards in late spring, many Okanagan farmers began pivoting to more hardy fruit and vegetable crops in an attempt to salvage the growing season.
Months after displacement, Kelowna tenants feel forgotten as UBC construction continues
Tenants of a Kelowna, B.C., subsidized housing building say they feel scattered and forgotten after being displaced earlier this spring due to unsafe conditions in the building from ground settling linked to a UBC Okanagan construction site next door.
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Kelowna senior evicted as city prepares to demolish his dilapidated home
In April, a Kelowna senior was removed from his home as the City of Kelowna began work to demolish the house due to multiple unpermitted renovations it says have made the property unsafe and unsightly.
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How First Nations are reclaiming cultural burning to protect communities from wildfire
Cultural burning is increasingly being harnessed by Indigenous communities to protect themselves from out-of-control wildfires, and also meet ecological objectives like restoring and enhancing traditional foods or medicinal plants. The practice was widely used by Indigenous peoples before colonization.
B.C. tenant faces legal and financial hurdles to reclaim rental suite after landlord locked her out
A B.C. woman is fighting to reclaim her rental suite at a Lumby, B.C., motel after being locked out by her landlord in August, despite a court order and a ruling from the Residential Tenancy Branch in her favour.
Independent spoiler in riding of Vernon-Lumby has no regrets
As final tabulations take place this week in the B.C. provincial election, a split in votes among right-leaning candidates may have paved the way for the B.C. NDP's potential victory in the closely contested riding of Vernon-Lumby.
Farmers unhappy agriculture missing from B.C. election campaign
With health care, housing, and affordability dominating the B.C. election campaign, many agricultural producers feel their industry's concerns have taken a back seat to issues like housing and affordability.
Okanagan woman sues former doctor who sexually assaulted her
An Okanagan woman is suing her former doctor and members of his Vernon medical clinic after he was convicted of sexually assaulting her in July.
B.C. minister acknowledges concerns at supportive housing site
B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon is acknowledging safety concerns at a Kelowna supportive housing building after neighbours compiled a video showing people allegedly connected with the site yelling, fighting and engaging in other disruptive behaviour.