News Items tag as: Penticton's Memorial Arena

Penticton Arena Task Force turns attention to securing grant funding
June 20, 2017 - 7:15 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton’s Arena Task Force is working on a tight timeline as it seeks to secure up to $6 million in grant funding for replacement or refurbishing of the Memorial Arena.
Task force to look at fate of Memorial Arena in Penticton
November 17, 2016 - 2:51 PM

PENTICTON - In an effort to improve citizen input and improve community involvement, Penticton city council approved a staff recommendation that will see the creation of a task force to help decide the fate of the Memorial Arena.
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Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said Thursday, in the latest leg

Dog causes damage to West Kelowna pool; both parties responsible, court says
A West Kelowna woman was ordered to pay $500 in damages to her neighbour’s pool because her friend’s dog broke through the fence, got into the pool and damaged it. But it could have been a lot worse for her, according to a Civil

Penticton Arena Task Force turns attention to securing grant funding