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Berry & Smith Trucking staff donate $30,000 to PRH expansion
July 28, 2016 - 1:31 PM

PENTICTON - When the staff at Berry & Smith Trucking learned the family-owned company had made a significant donation to support Penticton Regional Hospital, they decided it was a gesture worth duplicating.
Kelowna BMW donates $15,000 to cardiac unit at KGH
July 22, 2016 - 2:45 PM

KELOWNA - When a seemingly healthy, vibrant employee is suddenly struck by critical illness, for a tight knit local business group it can be the spark to initiate a fundraising campaign to give back to the community in a meaningful way.
Do It For Dad raises nearly $20,000 in Vernon
June 20, 2016 - 7:30 AM

VERNON - The 17th Annual Do It For Dad Run ad Walk presented by Interior Savings on Saturday, June 19 was a great success raising $19,359 for prostate cancer treatment and awareness in the North Okanagan.

Event organizers, Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation and the Vernon Prostate Cancer Support ad Awareness Group would like to thank all of the sponsors, volunteers and participants who helped increase awareness of prostate cancer while raising funds for this important cause.
Local auto dealerships raise thousands for cardiac care in Kelowna
June 12, 2016 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA – Two local auto dealerships have joined together again this year to raise money for a cause that is, quite literally, close to their hearts.
Volunteer Highlights for March 26 to April 2
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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

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Berry & Smith Trucking staff donate $30,000 to PRH expansion

Kelowna BMW donates $15,000 to cardiac unit at KGH

Do It For Dad raises nearly $20,000 in Vernon

Local auto dealerships raise thousands for cardiac care in Kelowna

Volunteer Highlights for March 26 to April 2

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