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Salmonella outbreak proof that monitoring system works: Buckerfield's CEO
June 03, 2015 - 1:01 PM

KELOWNA - The recent spike of salmonella cases connected to live poultry sales is a good news story, proof the system works rather than an indictment of its failings, according to a local business.
Nine salmonella victims in B.C. Interior contracted from live chicks
May 27, 2015 - 5:26 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Interior Health Authority is bearing the brunt of a B.C. salmonellosis outbreak connected to live poultry distributed from a hatchery in Alberta.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

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Salmonella outbreak proof that monitoring system works: Buckerfield's CEO

Nine salmonella victims in B.C. Interior contracted from live chicks

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