News Items tag as: Community Foundation of the South Okanagan-Similkameen

South Okanagan charity gets $4M donation, largest in its history
January 09, 2024 - 5:07 PM

A South Okanagan charity has received the largest donation in it's history.
New funding feeds South Okanagan medical research
November 23, 2017 - 3:44 PM

PENTICTON - A team of local medical researchers has attracted grant funding from the Canadian Rheumatology Association, boosting local efforts to establish a medical research fund to provide annual funding for medical research.
Community Foundation initiative aims to strengthen neighbourly relations
October 23, 2015 - 10:35 AM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton is giving the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan-Similkameen $5,000 toward a fund to help residents pay for neighbourhood events like block parties.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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iN PHOTOS: Heated domes provide one-of-a-kind Okanagan winter dining experience
The dining domes at a West Kelowna winery offer customers a unique and extravagant experience during the cold and dreary winter months in the Okanagan. With fluffy brown and white blankets draped over cushioned chairs, tables draped with bl

Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small, rural Southern California town. Rive

BC realtor deceived client, put in higher offer and made $1M
A BC realtor, who used his insider knowledge to purchase a house that this client wanted to buy, has been ordered to pay the client half of the profit he made when he flipped the house for more than $1.2 million soon afterwards. According t

South Okanagan charity gets $4M donation, largest in its history