News Items tag as: Parks Canada

National park reservation system launches in April
March 18, 2021 - 3:30 PM

Parks Canada is urging campers to be ready for this year’s reservation service as they prepare for an April launch.
'Diversity of views' a highlight of National Park report findings
May 14, 2019 - 4:31 PM

PENTICTON - Parks Canada has wrapped up its consultative process, with an awareness of the many and varied views residents have on a national park reserve in the South Okanagan Similkameen.
Parks Canada extends public consultation period
February 26, 2019 - 7:00 PM

PENTICTON - Parks Canada appears to have heard appeals from South Okanagan residents to extend the public consultation process on the national park reserve proposal.
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THOMPSON: Why Trump's acceptance of palatial jetliner is problematic
OPINION Say you were coaching hockey - a junior A team - and a parent of one of the players offered you a brand new Mercedes for free if you played his son more…what would you do? Say “Thanks” and h

Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
Celery is crunchy, delicious and a main staple in kitchens all over the world, but it’s particularly difficult for Thompson-Okanagan residents to source locally. In response to President Donald Trump’s trade tariff threats, Vern

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

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

National park reservation system launches in April