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Some facts about carbon monoxide and safety tips after Kamloops family narrowly escapes tragedy
January 21, 2016 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A 15-month-old girl in Kamloops is being credited with saving her life, the lives of her parents, and the family's several cats and dogs after carbon monoxide recently filled their home.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
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Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

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A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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