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iN PHOTOS: At $7M this could be most expensive house ever sold in Peachland
September 08, 2022 - 7:30 AM
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Despite a real estate market that has cooled off considerably this year after a wild 2021, some people are still buying very expensive homes at near the asking price.
PST hike on gas-fuelled home heating appliances leaves B.C. Interior out in the cold
February 26, 2022 - 8:00 AM

B.C. plans to raise the provincial sales tax on home heating appliances powered by fossil fuels and remove it on heat pumps, something a heating and cooling profession in Kamloops calls unfair.
Vernon fire crews douse tent fire in Polson Park
February 08, 2021 - 12:02 PM

Vernon firefighters extinguished ablaze this morning in Polson Park, after a tent someone was living in caught fire.
The burning question: What pollution and health threats are lurking in wood stoves?
January 14, 2021 - 6:00 AM

If the stereotype associated with country living holds fast, folks in Canada’s small towns and rural communities should be relishing the benefits of fresh, clean air.
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iN DISCUSSION: How we like them apples
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories, letters to the editor and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week. They may have been edited slightly for readability.

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

iN PHOTOS: At $7M this could be most expensive house ever sold in Peachland