News Items tag as: PNFEB0715

New and improved Challenge Penticton course revealed
February 07, 2015 - 2:37 PM

PENTICTON - It may be seven months away but this year’s Challenge Penticton is already taking shape, with a brand new course outlined and a special program for athletes who can’t get enough and keep coming back year after year.
Record breaking warm temperatures
February 07, 2015 - 11:38 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If it felt like spring on Friday it might have been the record breaking spring-like high temperatures.
Regional district directors talk local issues with two B.C. cabinet ministers
February 07, 2015 - 10:32 AM

PENTICTON - Two B.C. cabinet ministers have met directly with regional district board directors on their home turf for the first time.
SPCA fighting cruelty with kindness
February 07, 2015 - 8:27 AM

MILLION ACTS OF KINDNESS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

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

New and improved Challenge Penticton course revealed