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Set a new goal for 2017 with the Okanagan College Campus Run
December 30, 2016 - 9:48 AM

KELOWNA - Just in time for New Year’s resolutions, early bird registration is open to the public for the College’s 2017 Half Marathon, 10 K and Relay Race, taking place on Sun. April 9 in Kelowna.
Operation Red Nose gears up for 20th anniversary in Kamloops
October 26, 2016 - 9:58 AM

PacificSport Interior BC is excited to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Operation Red Nose in Kamloops. Over the past 19 years, Operation Red Nose in Kamloops has grown to be one of the most successful campaigns in BC.
Kettle Mettle bike race set to roll in October
September 15, 2016 - 2:21 PM

OKANAGAN - That’s the theme for the Kettle Mettle Dirty Fundo – returning to the Okanagan Valley on Oct. 1, 2016 for its third annual 100+ km cycling race.
Volunteer highlights for Feb. 12 to 19
February 13, 2015 - 9:52 AM

Special Olympics - Kamloops
The 2nd Annual Indoor GranFondo & Family Festival
January 21, 2014 - 11:46 AM

KAMLOOPS - The 2nd Annual Kamloops Indoor GranFondo and Family Festival will again be held on Family Day weekend – Sunday, February 9th. Starting at 10:00 a.m., come out to enjoy an active day with the kids at the Tournament Capital Centre!

The Kamloops Indoor GranFondo is a fundraiser for the MS Society, and is an inclusive cycling extravaganza. Participants can ride for 6 hours, 4 hours, 2 hours or any open amount of time, with all riders finishing together at 4:00 pm.
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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

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Set a new goal for 2017 with the Okanagan College Campus Run

Operation Red Nose gears up for 20th anniversary in Kamloops

Kettle Mettle bike race set to roll in October

Volunteer highlights for Feb. 12 to 19

The 2nd Annual Indoor GranFondo & Family Festival

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