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Feedback Sought for Draft Trash Plan
November 10, 2017 - 1:22 PM

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is seeking feedback on its draft Regional Solid Waste Management Plan (RSWMP).
West Kelowna council meeting highlights
January 27, 2017 - 12:41 PM

West Kelowna Council’s meetings January 24, 2017.
OKANAGAN HOCKEY ECONOMIC IMPACT MORE THAN $19 MILLION
November 15, 2016 - 2:28 PM

The Okanagan Hockey Group (OHG) is pleased to announce an economic impact of $19.91-million to the City of Penticton from September 2015 through August 2016.
Highlights from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors’ meeting
October 31, 2016 - 11:49 AM

Meeting notes from October 27, 2016:
Okanagan College business team brings home Social EnterPrize
October 17, 2016 - 11:03 AM

A team consisting of two Okanagan College professors and one student researcher are among only five teams across the country to be awarded prestigious research grants from the Trico Charitable Foundation.
Central Okanagan Floodplain Management Plan being developed
June 13, 2016 - 6:30 AM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Work is underway to develop a plan to better understand the risks and what can be done to reduce potential damage from flooding in the Central Okanagan.

The Regional Board has heard from the consultant who prepared the first phase report of the Regional Floodplain Management Plan which has identified and prioritized the criteria for further study of flood hazard areas.
Arlene Schieven named president and CEO of Tourism Sun Peaks
May 23, 2016 - 2:26 PM

SUN PEAKS - Tourism Sun Peaks has announced that Arlene Schieven will be returning home to British Columbia this summer as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the destination marketing organization for Canada’s second largest ski resort.
Kamloops Business Excellence Awards nominees named
August 04, 2015 - 11:32 AM

KAMLOOPS - Nominations for the 2015 Business Excellence Awards were released today by the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce and TD Bank Group.
Downtown Plan wins provincial gold
May 23, 2014 - 11:23 AM

Penticton – The City of Penticton has been selected by the Planning Institute of British Columbia for Excellence in Planning Practice – Small Town & Rural Areas as a gold winner for its 2014 awards.
West Kelowna council highlights: May 13, 2014
May 14, 2014 - 4:08 PM

Local State of Emergency for Gellatly Road
Council acknowledged the declaration of the state of local emergency by Mayor Doug Findlater on May 12 regarding the slope failure on a section of Gellatly Road. Gellatly Road, from approximately Witt Road to Angus Drive, was closed May 2 due to erosion of the bank on the west side of the road, adjacent to Smith Creek.
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THOMPSON: Calling balls and strikes on both sides of the US-Canada border
OPINION “Play!” That’s what we say to start a baseball game. By we, I mean umpires. We never say, “Play ball!”…what you hear in movies about the game. A fine distinction, perhaps,

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

Copenhagen’s hippie oasis wants to rebuild without its illegal hashish market
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The now-aging hippies who took over a derelict naval base in Copenhagen more than 50 years ago and turned it into a freewheeling community known as Christiania want to boot out criminals who control the community&

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

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