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Switching grape varieties can help winemakers adapt to climate change: study
January 27, 2020 - 12:20 PM

VANCOUVER - Adopting drought and heat-tolerant grape varieties could help winemakers grappling with the effects of climate change, says new research from the University of British Columbia.
Climate documentaries aim to create change, not preach to the converted
April 07, 2019 - 4:00 AM

VANCOUVER - Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges wanted to avoid making a climate change documentary that only preached to the converted — he wanted to reach and speak to people who didn't already care about the issue.
Chess players offered new play place in Vancouver-area mall stalement
April 25, 2016 - 12:05 PM

VANCOUVER - Chess players who have gathered for 50 years in a West Vancouver shopping mall will be meeting elsewhere in the facility following a protracted stalemate and public outcry over the group's abrupt banishment.
B.C. church plans peaceful sit-in to show solidarity with ousted chess players
April 15, 2016 - 5:28 AM

WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - A Vancouver-area church is offering more than just prayers of support for a group of longtime chess enthusiasts ousted from their regular gathering site inside a shopping mall food court.
Charles Inglis scores twice to lead Red Deer Rebels past Kootenay Ice 3-2
October 21, 2012 - 11:13 PM

CRANBROOK, B.C. - Charles Inglis scored twice as the Red Deer Rebels rallied to beat the Kootenay Ice 3-2 in Western Hockey League play Sunday.
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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
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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Switching grape varieties can help winemakers adapt to climate change: study

Climate documentaries aim to create change, not preach to the converted

Chess players offered new play place in Vancouver-area mall stalement

B.C. church plans peaceful sit-in to show solidarity with ousted chess players

Charles Inglis scores twice to lead Red Deer Rebels past Kootenay Ice 3-2

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