News Items tag as: PNAPR0615

Penticton French school wants deal on use of city recreation facilities
April 06, 2015 - 7:33 PM

PENTICTON - A school in Penticton may be able to offer French immersion programming, but it doesn't have a proper gym or playground and needs help offering recreational activities to students.
Regional District looks at transit future in South Okanagan
April 06, 2015 - 11:33 AM

PENTICTON - The future of transit in the South Okanagan and Similkameen includes more connections to Kelowna and increased ridership.
Industry insiders getting down to specifics of B.C. wine regions
April 06, 2015 - 10:34 AM

PENTICTON - B.C. wines continue to grow in sophistication.
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JONESIE: When 'journalists' help themselves, they don't help anyone
OPINION Gaze with me for a moment at the soft navel of the dwindling news and media business of Kamloops and the Okanagan. Kelowna Now had a good get this week. At least until they did Kelowna Now things with it. They got t

Fun festivals for foodies in Okanagan, Kamloops
Foodies in Kamloops and the Okanagan might want to mark their calendars for some unique upcoming festivals in the region celebrating pickles, garlic, tomatoes and hot peppers. The inaugural Farmstrong Cider Pickle Festival in Armstrong ki

Massachusetts sheriff arrested on charges of pressuring cannabis company over stock purchase
BOSTON (AP) — A sheriff in one of Massachusetts' largest counties was charged Friday with allegedly pressuring a Boston-based cannabis firm to sell him stock in the company. Sheriff Steven Tompkins, 67, who oversees about 1,000 em

Kelowna year ahead of province's push for more homes to be built
A year into the province’s push to get cities to build more homes, Kelowna is already a year ahead. The City of Kelowna’s housing target report said there were 3,467 new homes built in the city since June 2024. The target set ou

Penticton French school wants deal on use of city recreation facilities