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The Castle At Swan Lake: The Perfect Base For Your Next Adventure Holiday
April 28, 2025 - 8:00 AM
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The Okanagan Valley is more popular than ever with adventure tourism groups: skiers, mountain bikers, long-distance cyclists, golfers, and lovers of fine wine. One local hotel has capitalized on that trend, and there is an interesting reason behind how it happened.
Thinking About Painting? Get The Local Experts To Help
April 28, 2025 - 7:30 AM
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Choosing the right colours for your renovation or new dream home is exciting and fun—or at least, it should be. Worrying about colour combinations or product quality adds unnecessary stress to what should be an enjoyable experience. There is an easy solution, though.
Big Box Outlet Store Slashes Prices—And Guarantees You Won’t Find Lower!
April 14, 2025 - 8:00 AM
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Tired of overpaying? Big Box Outlet Store is changing the game with unbeatable prices and a price guarantee that ensures you always pay less. This means one doesn't have to spend valuable time or precious gas money shopping around for bargains. There is a simple solution: head straight to your local Big Box Outlet Store.
Interior Mobile Shredding Helps Clients Deal With Paperwork Backlogs
April 07, 2025 - 6:50 AM
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Frustrated with mountains of paper, boxes, and confidential documents piling up in your home or office? Jay Aarson is just the guy to call. Jay runs Interior Mobile Shredding in Vernon, BC, and dealing with a backlog of paperwork or sensitive documents is his specialty. We caught up with Jay recently to find out more about what it is they do.
Problem Trees and Healthy Evergreens: Why Winter is The Best Time to Call Pine Valley Tree Services
January 06, 2025 - 8:00 AM
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Did you know that well-pruned evergreens are far more resilient to our harsh winters? Or that the problem of tree removal and lot clearing is often easier to tackle in the winter than in the busy spring and summer seasons? Well, it's true, and we recently spoke to Pine Valley Tree Services' owner and tree specialist, Larry Kwak, about the reasons why.
Florida’s iconic Key deer face an uncertain future as seas rise
November 10, 2024 - 9:00 AM
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BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — The world's only Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found in piney and marshy wetlands bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico on the Florida Keys. For years, their biggest threat was being struck by vehicles speeding along U.S. Highway 1 or local roads.
Swan Lake Market and Garden: A Year-Round Treasure Trove
November 03, 2024 - 5:00 AM
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For the uninitiated, Swan Lake Market and Garden in Vernon, BC might look like a plant nursery with produce for sale at first glance — but this store is so much more. The experience is one of those pleasantly surprising times when what you anticipate is far surpassed by the fabulous reality. There is an eye-popping assortment of goods and services here set to eclipse your expectations dramatically.
Rampone-Marsh Mortgages Puts Their Clients First
October 21, 2024 - 5:00 AM
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At Rampone-Marsh Mortgages, Aaron Marsh and Lennie Rampone know mortgages inside and out. They have more than 35 years of mortgage brokerage experience between them, meaning their clients are in good hands. “Our job is looking out for our customers,” co-founder Aaron Marsh says. “We get the banks competing for mortgages, allowing us to find the best deal.
barBURRITO Polson Park Delivers Delicious Tex-Mex with an International Flair
October 14, 2024 - 8:00 AM
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Penticton Business Celebrates 34 Years of Grooviness
September 30, 2024 - 5:00 AM
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>Spinning Records Helps Join Together the Generations
Any music lover will tell you that simple grooves cut into a vinyl disc can translate to smile-cracking memories or revive life-altering good times. Of course, the grooves we are talking about are on a vinyl record, and Penticton's Grooveyard Records is the perfect place to recall old memories or create new ones. After all, Grooveyard represents 34 years of curating an extensive collection of all things music.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the week of April 28. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at

Vernon brewpub fined after being caught in sting operation
A Vernon brewpub has been fined $7,000 after it was caught in a government sting operation serving a 17-year-old a speciality beer. According to an April 29, BC Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch decision, Silverstar Brewing Company sold

Cayman Islands votes for Parliament seats and holds a referendum on possessing marijuana
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Cayman Islands are holding general elections on Wednesday, with voters choosing candidates from a record three parties vying for seats in Parliament. Two parties were created ahead of the elections: th

BC NDP to introduce prompt-payment legislation for construction
For Sarah Walker of electrical contractor Bryant Electric, late payments are a regular part of doing business. Walker, the company’s chief financial officer, said that while most of the

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