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Holiday Fire Safety Tips
December 14, 2017 - 3:39 PM

Kamloops, BC – Each year, fires during the holiday season injure British Columbians and cause thousands of dollars in property damage. Kamloops Fire Rescue has some basic fire safety tips so British Columbians can enjoy a fire-safe holiday season:

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Vernon Winter Carnival Tickets on Sale December 1, 2017
November 20, 2017 - 4:33 PM

The 58th Annual Vernon Winter Carnival is ramping up and tickets for all events go on sale December 1, 2017 at 9am. The 2018 Carnival runs Feb 2-11, 2018 with the theme of Carnival in Wonderland and is presented by Fix Auto. "It’s exciting to see how many people have run with the theme, whether it be Alice in Wonderland or Winter Wonderland, people are really excited about it!" Says Vicki Proulx, Executive Coordinator.
We Are What We See - Reflections of an Artist's Childhood in the Similkameen
March 22, 2017 - 2:50 PM

Brown Bag Lecture: March 28, 2017, noon - 1 pm

Speaker : Carol Munro
Summerland Seedy Saturday
March 17, 2017 - 12:35 PM

SUMMERLAND - Summerland Seedy Saturday, a popular community event will be held on Saturday March 25 at the Summerland Ornamental Gardens.
Could they make a cheeseburgher 100 years ago?
March 09, 2017 - 9:04 AM

What would it take to pull together all the individual ingredients and make one of our most-loved food item? More than you'd expect... in fact, it would've been almost impossible to make a humble cheeseburger more than 100 years ago. In this talk, you'll learn how to be a farmer, a microbiologist, a butcher, a flour miller, a baker, a cheese maker, a cook and food scientist and how complicated simple food can be.
Third annual Pink Shirt Day breakfast a success
March 07, 2017 - 9:30 AM

Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs raised just over $10 000 for the Kindness movement at their 3rd Annual Pink Shirt Day Breakfast Presented by TELUS. 242 guests came out to support the Feb. 22 event.
Penticton Museum Brown Bag Lecture: Melissa Tesche
March 02, 2017 - 12:18 PM

Topic : Reducing Reliance on Pesticides: Sterile Insect Release in the Okanagan
Brown Bag Lecture Series - Surveying Climate Change Science
February 22, 2017 - 12:00 PM

Brown Bag Lecture: February 28, 2017, noon - 1 pm

Speaker : Harvey Quaame
Paradise versus Reality: One Family's Experiences Living on a Galapagos Island
February 15, 2017 - 9:45 AM

Brown Bag Lecture: Feb. 21, 2017, noon - 1 pm
Speaker: Alison Roberts-Zschoke and Arnd Zschoke
Topic: Paradise versus Reality: One Family's Experiences Living on a Galapagos Island
What's happening at the Penticton Art Gallery?
February 09, 2017 - 9:30 AM

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Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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