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Local scout groups compete in annual racing event
February 07, 2017 - 1:27 PM

PENTICTON - Local scouts participated in a “racy" event this past weekend in Penticton.
Penticton church raises spirits and donations with toy drive
December 09, 2016 - 10:09 AM

Penticton residents have once again shown their spirit and generosity.
Planning the future of a Regional Park
March 26, 2014 - 12:03 PM

This is as ground floor and as grassroots as it gets. If you’d like to help create a plan to manage one of the newest Regional Parks, then here’s your chance.

The Regional District of Central Okanagan has launched the public process that will help develop a long-term management plan for Johns Family Nature Conservancy Regional Park.
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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

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Local scout groups compete in annual racing event