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Petition seeks support of a refund fee for plastic shotgun shell casings
May 19, 2020 - 9:00 AM

Drive nearly any backroad in B.C. long enough and you'll find ad hoc gun ranges, often littered with hundreds or thousands of spent plastic shotgun shells. Now a Penticton man has launched a petition he hopes will bring awareness and government response to what he says is a growing problem in the province’s rural areas.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jon

First stand-alone Taco Bell in BC opens in Vernon
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Vernon contractor billed $3,400 for turning gas on, then sued
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