Evacuation alert cancelled
Little growth on wildfire
Dog survives cliff fall
Canada's most-wanted list
Sask. will still get rebates
'Cheap political points'
Douglas C-54 plane crashes
Trump's 'eyes and ears'
U.S. reporter remains jailed
CN Rail profits fall 
Tesla's Q1 income tumbles
PepsiCo beats Q1 forecasts
Rockets ink prospect
Leafs even series
Cristall gets pro look
Bam Margera’s tour axed
Seinfeld: movie biz is 'over'
A Knight's Tale sequel axed
John Thomson
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
If you have driven out to the airport recently you have noticed the construction of the new hotel on the land across from the airport entrance. This will be the...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
There has been a change in retail sales in Kelowna as the Robertson brothers Ron & Grant have sold their business on Pandosy St., Robertson’s Clothing...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
I don’t know what you do to remind yourself of things that need to be looked into, but I write myself notes. I have pads in the car, my bedroom and the TV...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
We have a new question on the roster this week: “Will Target sell merchandise at the same price as they do across the border?” Of course they...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
I read a story on the weekend about the success of Viking Air in Victoria, with a sale of $30 million to China for Twin Otter Floatplanes they build. They are...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
I wanted to talk about gasoline prices at the pump because they jumped a little just before the big long busiest weekend of the summer. I called my friend Dave...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
I have written about it, talked about it, enquired about it - and finally the P.F. Chang Chinese Bistro has come to Canada with their fabulous Chinese food....
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
Increasing support among restaurant owners spurred the B.C. government to change its longtime policy and permit restaurateurs to let patrons bring their own...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
Rumours and Things . . . I am sitting here at the computer trying to make a decision on how I handle this particular story. It was last Wednesday and I...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
Rumours and Things . . . A well-known Kelowna developer/contractor is about to sign papers to take over the long planned Wharton Street project in...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
Ranked by the total number of employees on the biggest insurance brokers in B.C. list, with 300 on staff Capri Insurance of Kelowna was rated sixth in the...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
Barry Urness was my friend for many years. Now he is gone, and so quickly. What a great man who will be thoroughly missed from this community. He was...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That
There have been questions, rumours and not a lot of answers to the proposed private health facility on native land in West Kelowna. The Westbank First Nations...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
Whatever happened to supper? Didn’t we get called in for supper? Supper ain’t no more, now its called dinner. Dinner was at 12 noon. Now, its...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
Things are starting to happen in a very organized way as Zellers clean out their stores and get ready for the new tenant, Target Canada: Zellers Penticton...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
This is proving to be a big year on the drawing board for Walmart. The plans call for them to remodel 73 Canadian Stores this year, and that includes the 39...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
I walked into the new Train Station Pub for lunch the other day with the owner Steven Stinson. He is also the owner of The Keg but this food and drink house has...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
Every week I get emails from readers who are very supportive and help me with things they see around the valley. We have heard that there might be a new...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
It’s now just months away before the major construction begins on the thirteen Target Canada store in B.C. Ledcor Construction Ltd. has the contract for...
John Thomson's I Didn't Know That!
When we came to the city 34 years ago there wasn’t much talk about Dilworth Mountain. It was just up there. The developer from Calgary, Jack Poole,...
