News Items tag as: PNAPR2815

Pedestrian walkway nearing completion
April 28, 2015 - 7:33 PM

PENTICTON - Kaleden’s first sidewalk is reshaping and urbanizing the community’s major road.
School superintendent's salary subject to scrutiny
April 28, 2015 - 3:48 PM

PENTICTON - School District 67 is getting plenty of reaction to news Superintendent Wendy Hyer was given a significant pay raise at a board meeting last December.
Expect to see smoke along the Coquihalla this week
April 28, 2015 - 1:02 PM

KAMLOOPS - A series of small burns north of Merritt, off the Coquihalla Highway, will be conducted by Wildfire Management Branch personnel starting this week.
Fabbro CJHL Rookie of the Year finalist
April 28, 2015 - 10:31 AM

PENTICTON –The Penticton Vees Junior A Hockey Club is pleased to announce defenseman Dante Fabbro has been named one of five finalists for the Canadian Junior Hockey League Rookie of the Year Award.
Missing Penticton hiker located after weekend search
April 28, 2015 - 10:02 AM

PENTICTON - With more than a foot of fresh snow in the Brent Mountain area on Saturday a hiker was left out in the cold that night as rescue crews worked quickly to locate the man, who was reported missing after not returning from a day hike.
Barenaked Ladies returning to Kelowna
April 28, 2015 - 8:02 AM

KELOWNA - With a new album set to release in June, the Barenaked Ladies are ramping up for yet another Canadian tour this fall.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Pedestrian walkway nearing completion