Effluent discharge prohibition made permanent

It’s a done deal. The prohibition on discharging treated effluent into Shuswap Lake is permanent. Following two, two-year temporary prohibitions effected by an order in council, the province has written the permanent prohibition into the Municipal Sewage Regulations and extended it to White Lake and the portion of Mara Lake within... more

Bouquets for buildings

Two Salmon Arm projects are among 26 finalists announced for the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate  Board Commercial Zone’s first annual Commercial Building Awards. The gala will take place Nov. 12  at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort and Conference Centre. It... more

• Eurohouse Deli to close
• Chamber luncheon
• Chinese builders take to B.C. wood

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Repelling viral invaders

Aging can be a less than graceful affair. From the appearance of strange facial hairs that require the strength of Atlas to remove, to the general southerly pull of gravity, there is a certain awkwardness to the whole process. Ah, but... more

• Walking a peaceful path
• IOC tarnishes Olympic spirit
• Tom Fletcher An old sailor in Afghanistan

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Backward step for recycling

As I struggled to get my ‘co-mingled’ recyclable garbage into the bins at Bill’s Bottle Depot, I couldn’t help but wonder why we were apparently being urged to take a retrograde step. For the past decade or more, we have been... more

• Another city might be solution
• Not a ‘neighbourly’ response
• Poppy thefts hurtful

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Two worlds

Forty-five minutes of highway are a gulf between two very different worlds. A few months ago, I became a crime reporter in Kelowna. My time is now split between the Capital News and the Summerland Review. Travelling back and forth each... more

• The quest for a local apple
• The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4
• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp

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