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Winner, winners, next ten recipients revealed
November 20, 2017 - 4:56 PM

VERNON - The final ten recipients in the Greater Vernon Top 20 under 40 powered by KPMG. The program recognizes top young professionals and community builders under the age of 40. The final group of ten includes a lawyer, a couple of business owners, and an acupuncturist, to name a few.
One world kitchen — cooking up culinary tradition with seniors
November 24, 2015 - 12:00 PM

PENTICTON - Multiple cooking demonstrations are being hosted throughout the South Okanagan. The star ingredients of these sessions are seniors, who are the chefs, audience and culinary experts. Dubbed OneWorld Kitchen, Senior Chef’s are providing a hands-on approach of food preparation while sharing a traditional recipe. To date, menu selections have included six cuisines: Indonesian, Hungarian, Thai, Chinese, Mexican, and Ukrainian.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

Winner, winners, next ten recipients revealed