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Meteor shower and full moon highlight Christmas week
December 21, 2015 - 8:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Christmas week will be one to remember this year, at least for sky watchers who enjoy the auroras, meteor showers and full moons.
'Lesser evil' driving infraction earns fines, lengthy licence suspension
December 21, 2015 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - A man who called his choice to drive while his license was suspended a “lesser of two evils” will spend at least another year without his licence following a courtroom appearance in Penticton.
Okanagan Similkameen Regional District office upgrades, upgraded
December 21, 2015 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - The upgrade to the Okanagan Similkameen Regional District office building is on budget thanks to a gas tax grant from the Union of B.C. Municipalities.
Government, charities work towards a solution to homelessness in Penticton
December 21, 2015 - 1:06 PM

PENTICTON - Progress is being made by a coaltion of several groups involved in a mission to find a solution to homelessness in Penticton.
Okanagan to enjoy warm and white Christmas
December 21, 2015 - 8:30 AM

OKANAGAN - It will be a pretty typical week when it comes to weather in the Okanagan, with temperatures expected to stay near seasonal normals for much of the Christmas week.
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Leaky sewage system nets another fine for South Okanagan development
A South Okanagan developer was hit with another fine for its leaky sewage system, this time for $158,000. The sewage system was recently taken over by the regional district, but that didn't stop the province from handing down its third

Meteor shower and full moon highlight Christmas week