News Items tag as: Half Corked Marathon

South Okanagan's Half Corked Marathon goes virtual this year
August 12, 2020 - 5:01 PM

COVID-19 may have put a stop to this year’s Half Corked Marathon, but organizers are transitioning the event into a multi-destination roadshow, a virtual marathon and a number of online wine experiences.
Ticket lottery for popular Half Corked Marathon in South Okanagan opens next week
October 30, 2019 - 5:15 PM

The ticket lottery for the hugely popular Half Corked Marathon kicks off early next month.
Missed out on the Half Corked Marathon lottery? Still lots to do that weekend
March 14, 2019 - 3:30 PM

PENTICTON - It’s probably the most unorthodox marathon in the Okanagan, if not the country, and if you’re signing on as part of a fitness regime, you’re likely signing on for the wrong reason.
Ticket lottery for popular Oliver Half Corked Marathon opens Nov. 1
October 22, 2018 - 6:00 PM

OLIVER - The Oliver Half Corked Marathon is coming back for its 11th year on May 25, 2019, with plans for a bigger and better race following this year’s success.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Advocacy group calls on Vancouver to 'embrace' cannabis tourism after 4-20 'debacle'
VANCOUVER - The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says the City of Vancouver's choice to discourage instead of sanction a marijuana celebration over the weekend was a costly "missed opportunity." The BC Craft Farmers Co-Op

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

South Okanagan's Half Corked Marathon goes virtual this year