News Items tag as: Mayor Toni Boot

Summerland Mayor Toni Boot to run for B.C. NDP in Penticton
September 16, 2020 - 2:26 PM

The NDP have selected a candidate to run in the Penticton riding in the next provincial election.
Summerland district council is pushing ahead in its campaign against racism
July 29, 2020 - 11:54 AM

Summerland Mayor Toni Boot and her council have issued a joint statement saying they’re going to turn the negative impacts of racist events in their community into something positive.
Summerland’s mayor has clashed with store owner over Confederate flags before
July 23, 2020 - 1:01 PM

Summerland Mayor Toni Boot is being accused of bullying and harassing a local businessman who stocked Confederate bandanas in his store.
Racist vandalism in Okanagan town is the tip of the iceberg: Summerland Mayor
July 15, 2020 - 3:01 PM

The Mayor of Summerland says two racially-motivated incidents of vandalism that took place in the community earlier this week are part of a larger societal issue.
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Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

Summerland Mayor Toni Boot to run for B.C. NDP in Penticton