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New slogan for Penticton's 2016 B.C. Winter Games
May 13, 2015 - 4:42 PM

PENTICTON - No matter what the season, Penticton is passionate about sport. So it’s only fitting that 'Penticton’s Got Game' be the slogan for the 2016 B.C. Winter Games.
What you should know about this delicious, and potentially poisonous, local delicacy
May 13, 2015 - 4:32 PM

VERNON - You might have seen the bright, vibrantly green curlicues in classified ads or at the local grocery store recently and wondered what they are and where they come from. They’re called fiddleheads, and they’re found around the world, including the Thompson-Okanagan, for a few short weeks every spring.
Volunteer fire departments facing news standards, higher costs
May 13, 2015 - 3:06 PM

PENTICTON - New provincial regulations affecting the province's fire departments was a topic of discussion for the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen’s Emergency Services Supervisor at a recent committee meeting.
City will seek developer for hotel development for SOEC property
May 13, 2015 - 1:03 PM

PENTICTON - The idea of adding a hotel to the South Okanagan Events Centre property garnered little interest at a public hearing this week, but those who did attend voiced a wide array of views.
Business building at Penticton First Nations event
May 13, 2015 - 10:28 AM

PENTICTON - First Nations business groups from all over Western Canada are in Penticton this week to do business.
Vees win second straight at RBC Cup
May 13, 2015 - 6:54 AM

PENTICTON - Steen Cooper picked the perfect time to get his first points of the RBC Cup. The 19-year-old forward had a goal and an assist and was named the Player of the Game, as the Penticton Vees held-off the Carleton Place Canadians 4-3 Tuesday afternoon.
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Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

News Items tag as: PNMAY1315

New slogan for Penticton's 2016 B.C. Winter Games

What you should know about this delicious, and potentially poisonous, local delicacy

Volunteer fire departments facing news standards, higher costs

City will seek developer for hotel development for SOEC property

Business building at Penticton First Nations event

Vees win second straight at RBC Cup

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