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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.
Kelowna's A2D Autobody: A Reputation For Attention to Detail
March 17, 2025 - 8:00 AM
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The autobody industry can be challenging to crack into, but one Okanagan company - Kelowna's A2D Autobody - has been creating a real buzz. We recently caught up with them to find out the secret to that success.
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.
Kelowna's Playtime Casino Goes All-In On Holiday Giveaways
December 16, 2024 - 5:00 AM
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We barely get past a greeting before Clarissa excitedly tells us about the big holiday event being planned for Kelowna's Playtime Casino. "We are calling the giveaway promotion Twelve Days of Christmas, and it's going to be fantastic!
Work of Art Pottery Studio: Where Creating Memory-Making Gifts Does Not Have to be Stressful
November 18, 2024 - 8:00 AM
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Cheryl Gawley has a fabulous job as the owner/operator at the Work of Art Pottery Studio in downtown Kelowna, BC. She runs a business that brings smiles to her client's faces every day. Almost as good as that, she is following her dream. After leaving the corporate world behind more than five years ago, Cheryl opened her Work of Art Pottery Studio to explore her creative side in a safe and fun space. As it turned out, her personal goal is one that many people share.
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.
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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

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
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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