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The developer says a stormwater pond has been added to the Kings Court project on King Street and the plan now shows 24 units, down from 27, after neighbours raised stormwater and parking concerns; council passed first reading on related rezoning amendments Feb. 17.

Conestoga Crest has proposed a 20-unit expansion to its Drayton senior apartments and Mapleton council approved directing local Continuum of Care funds to support the project; the proposal will now go to county council for approval.

Media are invited to opening remarks at the inaugural Responsible Resource Leadership Forum on February 25 at 8:30 a.m., with National Family and Survivors Circle president Hilda Anderson-Pyrz and Minister Rebecca Chartrand listed as speakers; media were asked to arrive by 8:15 a.m. The National Family and Survivors Circle (NFSC Inc.) is a legally incorporated nonprofit of Inuit, Métis and First Nations women that works to center families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, survivors of gender-based violence, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in national initiatives including the 231 Calls for Justice and the National Action Plan on MMIWG2S+.

A hot pink tractor at Kamloops Airport, bought sight unseen by Executive Aviation, will be used in a licensed raffle to raise money for the BC Cancer Foundation; 2,000 tickets at $2 each will be sold in B.C. from March 1 to April 30, with prize draws on May 1.

The Family Medicine Maternity Clinic at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital reopened on Jan. 29, 2026 and is accepting new referrals; partners say the arrangement is a funded bridge running through March 2027 while a permanent model is planned.

Nelson police will stage a mock 'Jail and Bail' fundraiser on Thursday in which local business leaders are held in a mock cell until assigned bail is raised; proceeds will support the Special Olympics Polar Plunge at Lakeside Park on March 8.

More than 200 tickets were sold for the Feb. 7 dinner and auction at the TRU gym, and organisers said the event raised just shy of $24,000 to support the Williams Lake Youth Rodeo Club's upcoming season.

Cam Kahin spoke about his friendship with punk band PUP and said their early shows influenced the music on his debut album CHUG, which is out via Dine Alone.

Shipyard crews at Mystic Seaport used rubber and plastic shovels to remove heavy snow from the 113-foot whaling ship Charles W. Morgan and other wooden boats, then spread rock salt on decks to protect the wood.

Vancouver singer Jessia has been named the recipient of the $10,000 Her Music Award and was listed alongside Dominique Fils-Aimé and Robyn Stewart; she said the recognition is especially meaningful as a fully independent artist.