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April 17, 2014 - 5:00 AM

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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
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Why you don’t have to be quiet in a public library in Kamloops, Okanagan anymore
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How a steam train came to rest in Kamloops Lake almost 100 years ago
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iN PHOTOS: Kelowna’s skyline then and now
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BC teacher who made 1,000 calls to student loses licence
A BC teacher who made more than 1,000 phone calls to a student has been barred from teaching for 15 years. According to a Sept. 16 BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation decision, the unname
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iN NUMBERS: You can’t win if you don’t play the lottery in B.C.
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