News Items tag as: Mark Brett

iN PHOTOS: Volunteers to the rescue in Okanagan wildfire emergencies
September 03, 2023 - 1:00 PM

Leaving pets or livestock behind can be one of the hardest things those forced to leave their homes due to wildfire or other disasters have to do.
'Worst nightmare': Penticton hiker rescued from raging wildfire in Cathedral Park
August 30, 2023 - 8:46 AM

Imprisoned by flames from the surrounding wildfire, Bernard Cloutier’s survival rested in the hands of the three men in the helicopter above him.
Citizen scientists needed in South Okanagan to help endangered animals
August 17, 2023 - 9:54 AM

The Osoyoos Desert Centre has put out a call to all “citizen scientists” to help endangered and at-risk animals in Canada’s pocket desert.
iN PHOTOS: Injuries part of the job for Kelowna-based freestyle motocross riders
August 16, 2023 - 11:00 AM

Riding freestyle motocross is a punched ticket to the hospital emergency ward.
Devastating disease impacting bighorn sheep found in eastern Okanagan herds
August 14, 2023 - 10:30 AM

Agencies on both sides of the border are working to help bighorn sheep after learning about the spread of a devastating disease this year.
Indigenous paddlers launch powerful voyage to reclaim Pacific Northwest canoe culture
July 25, 2023 - 1:58 PM

A flotilla of Indigenous canoes a hundred strong is converging along the Pacific Northwest as nations from Canada, the U.S. and beyond paddle hundreds of kilometres in pursuit of shared objectives and a common destination.
iN PHOTOS: South Okanagan's Area 27 opens its race track for the kids
July 25, 2023 - 11:33 AM
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Area 27’s Cars for a Cause event in Oliver last week put smiles on kids’ faces and money in the bank for children with developmental challenges down the road.
Penticton athlete hoping for one more Ironman finish
July 24, 2023 - 10:45 AM

Heading into her 10th Ironman Canada Penticton next month, hometown athlete Andrea Gardiner will be thrilled to just finish.
Penticton keyboardist Alfie Zappacosta's right hand man
July 20, 2023 - 9:23 AM

A chance meeting over a couple of beers and a jam session a decade ago has turned into a tightly-knit bond of music and friendship.
iN PHOTOS: First of two WW2 aircraft lands in Penticton
July 19, 2023 - 5:00 PM

The first of two of the world’s rarest historic military aircraft still flying touched down at the Penticton Regional Airport earlier this week.
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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

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

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