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Fintry Queen owner lowers the flag on relocation plan, lists dinner cruise ship for sale
March 06, 2015 - 2:36 PM

KELOWNA - The owner of the Fintry Queen has given up on the plan to move the iconic dinner cruise ship to Pentiction, and has instead listed the boat for sale.
February home sales best in years says real estate board report
March 06, 2015 - 5:00 AM

KELOWNA – After a disappointing start to 2015, the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board is reporting a 34 per cent improvement in home sales in February compared with the same month in 2014.
Lake Country vows to heavily promote rail corridor purchase, counter opponent's misinformation ahead of referendum
March 05, 2015 - 2:39 PM

LAKE COUNTRY - Stung by a defeat they didn’t see coming, Lake Country government will be pushing hard to win the April referendum on the purchase of the CN Rail corridor.
Tips about child luring cases need to go to correct detachment
March 05, 2015 - 1:36 PM

KELOWNA - The RCMP would like the public to continue calling in tips about suspected child luring in the area, but they want to make sure everyone knows where to direct them.
Okanagan BCHL playoff series shifts to West Kelowna
March 05, 2015 - 11:21 AM

OKANAGAN – An overtime nail-biter as the Penticton Vees tied up the first round, BCHL playoff series with a 3-2 win over the West Kelowna Warriors at the South Okanagan Events Centre last night.
Last chance to see Shania Twain in Vancouver as she announces farewell tour
March 05, 2015 - 8:26 AM

VANCOUVER - Shania Twain says she's very sure her upcoming tour will be her last forever, but there are two opportunities to catch her show in Vancouver this June.
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From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

News Items tag as: KLMAR0515

Fintry Queen owner lowers the flag on relocation plan, lists dinner cruise ship for sale

February home sales best in years says real estate board report

Lake Country vows to heavily promote rail corridor purchase, counter opponent's misinformation ahead of referendum

Tips about child luring cases need to go to correct detachment

Okanagan BCHL playoff series shifts to West Kelowna

Last chance to see Shania Twain in Vancouver as she announces farewell tour

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