News Items tag as: Former B.C. premier Bill Bennett

Former B.C. premier Bill Bennett's accomplishments celebrated at Kelowna memorial
February 01, 2016 - 6:00 AM

KELOWNA, B.C. - A former British Columbia premier is being remembered as a warm, witty man who helped guide the province out of a recession.
Kelowna mayors praise former premier Bill Bennett
December 04, 2015 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Kelowna’s current mayor Colin Basran and former mayor Walter Gray joined many others in praising former premier Bill Bennett, who died in Kelowna from complications of Alzheimers disease.
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From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

Former B.C. premier Bill Bennett's accomplishments celebrated at Kelowna memorial