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Weekly Volunteer Highlights for Feb. 11 to 18
February 11, 2016 - 12:00 PM

Wildlife Park
Family Farm Assistants - The Wildlife Park is in need of volunteers to assist our zookeepers in maintaining a safe environment at our Home Hardware Family Farm for the Spring Break & Easter Weekend from March 19th to April 3rd, 2016. The volunteers will be interacting with the park guests as they interact with our goats! The Volunteers will also be keeping the barn area clean. Hours: 10am - 3:30 pm.
St. John Ambulance offering free CPR in Kamloops and Penticton
November 19, 2015 - 12:00 PM

St. John Ambulance is hosting its 5th annual Community CPR Day on Nov. 21 in Kamloops and Penticton, where members of the community can learn how to save a life while earning their CPR A or CPR B certificate for free.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks to all who helped with Lindsey Hauck fundraiser
March 20, 2015 - 2:47 PM

Dear Editor,
Local celebrities announced for Kelowna’s version of “Dancing with the Stars”
January 21, 2014 - 8:16 AM

Waltz, disco and even hip-hop are hitting the streets once again with local celebrities gearing up for Kelowna’s 6th annual “Swinging with the Stars” event. This successful event, presented by Bayshore Home Health is slated for Saturday, March 1, 2014. The event will take place for the first time at The Delta Grand Okanagan Resort.
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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

Advocacy group calls on Vancouver to 'embrace' cannabis tourism after 4-20 'debacle'
VANCOUVER - The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says the City of Vancouver's choice to discourage instead of sanction a marijuana celebration over the weekend was a costly "missed opportunity." The BC Craft Farmers Co-Op

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

Weekly Volunteer Highlights for Feb. 11 to 18