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Since its establishment in 2012, iNFOnews (InfoTel News Ltd) has been dedicated to delivering crucial local news to online audiences in our communities. Vernon, Penticton, Kamloops, and Kelowna each have their own unique identities, challenges, and achievements, which is why we maintain separate sections for each city. Our team of reporters and photographers is actively engaged in covering breaking news, weather updates, local trends, political happenings, crime stories, and even some lighthearted content. With over 30 years of combined experience, our reporters and editors adhere to top-notch journalism standards. In addition to local news, we also provide access to leading provincial, national, and international news, along with sports, business, entertainment, and lifestyle updates. We value your input and want to hear from you! If you have feedback, want to report a correction, notice a typo, or have a story idea, please reach out to our editor, Marshall Jones, at mjones(at)infonews.ca.

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Kamloops school trustee forgoes pay amid budget pressures

2 days ago | infotel.ca | Levi Landry

A Kamloops school board trustee is leaving his stipend behind as area schools are facing budget pressures. Trustee Jo Kang asked his colleagues to join him in donating their income, almost $30,000 per year each, back to the district. His effort largely fell flat. "My thing was about making noise and making a statement out in the public so the province realizes they're underfunding," Kang told iNFOnews.ca. The school district is poised to cut dozens of jobs to deal with a nearly $6 million shortfall.
'Dubious and unreliable': BC care aid who married client withdrew $80,000 just before he died

2 days ago | infotel.ca | Ben Bulmer

A BC woman who married a struggling widower she'd been hired to care for, and then withdrew tens of thousands of dollars shortly before he died, has failed in her attempt to hang onto his Tesla. Gloria Peter said her late husband gave her the car as a birthday and Christmas gift, but there was no signed agreement, and after he died, the vehicle became part of his estate, which all went to his children.
Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building

2 days ago | infotel.ca | Ben Bulmer

A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules. According to a recently published March 25 WorkSafeBC penalty notice, Welbec Properties was fined $9,270 after it removed vinyl floor tile from a stairway of an unnamed Vernon property.
Without explanation province wipes CN Rail's $2.7M fine for starting BC wildfire

3 days ago | infotel.ca | Ben Bulmer

Without explanation, the province has wiped a $2.7-million fine it issued to CN Rail for starting a wildfire outside of Lillooet in 2018. According to an April 17 BC Forest Appeals Commission decision, the province has settled with CN Rail and completely rescinded the fine.
BC student working with vulnerable kids jailed for sending explicit messages to teen

3 days ago | infotel.ca | Ben Bulmer

A BC student doing a work placement at a school for at-risk teens has been jailed for sending sexually explicit messages to a student. The victim was 15 years old and attending an alternative education centre for students at risk of leaving school when she met Gulbag Singh Hothi, who was doing a practicum for his Child and Youth Care program at Douglas College. Hothi was 27 years old at the time, and in the last week of his practicum he began sending the teen messages on Snapchat.
TRENDING NOW: Zero effort from cat

4 days ago | infotel.ca | Howard Alexander

The cat in this video is quite literally putting the least amount of effort possible into giving his dog friend a back scatch. While it's a one-sided effort, the dog doesn't seem to be complaining much. He could probably get an equally good back scratch from a cactus. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles.
BC stepmom to pay $5,000 for sharing nude photos of partner's ex-wife

4 days ago | infotel.ca | Ben Bulmer

A BC woman being sued for $5,000 for sharing intimate images of her partner's ex-wife argued she shouldn't have to pay as the ex posts "half nude" photos of herself on social media anyway. The woman also pointed out that she's also the stepmom to the victim's children to whom she contributes financially so shouldn't have to pay.
This crisp and colourful romaine and radicchio salad eats like a meal

4 days ago | infotel.ca | Christopher Kimball

This crisp, colourful salad gets meaty, briny flavour from oil-cured olives and fruity tang from pomegranate molasses. It’s light and fresh, but hearty enough to serve for brunch or a light supper. In this recipe from our cookbook, “Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook for Every Day of the Year,” we supplement sweet romaine lettuce with pleasantly bitter radicchio and also toss in some parsley (or mint, or a combination of the two) for added aroma and herbal notes.
The full Flower moon is a micromoon in Kamloops, Okanagan

5 days ago | infotel.ca | Shannon Ainslie

May’s full moon is called a Flower Moon because of all the blooming flowers in spring, but observers may have to contend with clouds to see it fully illuminated next week. The moon reaches peak illumination at 9:56 p.m. on Monday, May 12, appearing full the night before and after. There are many different names for the full moon in May that come from Native American, colonial American and European sources, according to the Old Farmers Almanac.
'Everyone loves candy': Retro candy shop opening in Kamloops

5 days ago | infotel.ca | Shannon Ainslie

A new store selling retro candy, and sweets from around the world, is opening in Kamloops this weekend and there's a lot of excitement building. “Everyone loves candy and people are getting excited about it, that’s what we want to hear,” said the store owner’s assistant Shannon McMichael. Lemon Drop Candy Shop is located in the North Shore right beside The Lemonade Stand, a tobacco shop selling smokes and marijuana paraphernalia. Both are owned by Wesley Lesosky.