News Items tag as: Murals

iN PHOTOS: Murals brighten spaces, tell local stories in Kamloops, Okanagan
May 08, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Murals add pops of colour to the sides of buildings in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and showcase the unique character and artistic talents each city has to offer.
iN PHOTOS: Take the back alley tour of Kamloops's downtown murals
September 06, 2020 - 6:00 AM

Whether you've got family coming from out of town, or just feel like playing tourist for an afternoon, the back alley mural tour is sure to impress Kamloops locals and visitors alike.
A famous Vernon mural was vandalized, then this happened
December 10, 2014 - 2:30 PM

"IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE ACT OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT TO DISCOVER HER CLEANING THE MURAL"
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of June 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjon

Chefs mourn for Okanagan's peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat Okanagan peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? “They play so nicely together with nice blackcurrant leaf o

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 legal battle against her housing cooperative. According to a June 26 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Natausha Couture argued the Okanagan Housing Cooperativ

Prospective Kelowna homebuyers backed out of deal, ordered to pay over $300K
It was too late to back out when prospective homebuyers in Kelowna were refused a mortgage last year. The bank said the home wasn't worth the agreed upon $1.1 million and wouldn't lend the money. Although the bank appeared to be cor

iN PHOTOS: Murals brighten spaces, tell local stories in Kamloops, Okanagan