Shelby Thom

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The study’s lead researcher also noted that users reported intense withdrawal symptoms and dependency on nicotine as the top barrier to quitting.

The policy is set to take effect on Jan. 4, 2022, to give employees enough time to get fully vaccinated, the city said.

The RDOS has launched a Public and Evacuee Survey, open until Friday, Oct. 29.

On Oct. 9, Mounties were called to a property in the 800 block of Grandview Bench Road regarding a report that a horse had been shot and killed.

The judge granted Brad and Darren Besler a conditional discharge with nine months probation for mischief.

The temporary closure will continue until the threat to wildlife and the habitat is lessened, the province said.

Okanagan Gleaners, founded in 1994, turns blemished fruits and vegetables, donated by local farmers, into a delicious dehydrated soup, to spare produce from the landfill.

Hendrik Van Ryk of The Hamlets said the quality of care is declining as residential care workers are stretched thin.

To illustrate its point, the collective released a Google Map document highlighting 35 known cannabis stores openly operating in B.C. without a provincial license.