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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THOMPSON: The problem with 'influencers'
OPINION If you’re a huge fan of pop culture - something I’ve never been - it must be hard to keep up. Things change too fast today for most folks to stay abreast of what’s happening…what&rsquo

Okanagan apples returning to market amid adversity
A year after the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative closed down, orchardists in the Okanagan are quietly optimistic about this year's apple harvest. It's been a bumper year for cherries , and peaches and apricots are back on track . And no

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a

BC tenant's sleuthing gets her $17,000 after Airbnb eviction
A BC family who evicted their tenant and then rented out their condo on Airbnb have lost an appeal after being ordered to pay $17,000 in compensation. According to an Aug. 25 BC Supreme Court decision, Cristopher and Leonida Resurreccion bo

News Items tag as: Mark Brett

iN PHOTOS: Volunteers to the rescue in Okanagan wildfire emergencies

'Worst nightmare': Penticton hiker rescued from raging wildfire in Cathedral Park

Citizen scientists needed in South Okanagan to help endangered animals

iN PHOTOS: Injuries part of the job for Kelowna-based freestyle motocross riders

Devastating disease impacting bighorn sheep found in eastern Okanagan herds

Indigenous paddlers launch powerful voyage to reclaim Pacific Northwest canoe culture

iN PHOTOS: South Okanagan's Area 27 opens its race track for the kids

Penticton athlete hoping for one more Ironman finish

Penticton keyboardist Alfie Zappacosta's right hand man

iN PHOTOS: First of two WW2 aircraft lands in Penticton

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