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Main Street to shutdown for water, sewer upgrades
July 24, 2015 - 10:30 AM

PENTICTON - Next Tuesday, July 28 might be a good day for city motorists to avoid Main Street between Carmi Avenue and Granby Street.
If floating the river in Enderby is on your summer bucket list, do it sooner than later
July 23, 2015 - 9:00 PM

ENDERBY - Extremely low water levels could cut the summer tubing season short on the Shuswap River in Enderby.
How a standoff between a horse, two dogs and cougar ended in Lumby
July 23, 2015 - 8:00 PM

LUMBY - It was a sight Lumby resident Tina Berg never expected: Her 1,300 pound horse practically nose-to-nose with a cougar.
Man in blue suit thanks firefighters
July 23, 2015 - 6:59 PM

WEST KELOWNA – For a second straight day, firefighting efforts at the Westside Road fire were the backdrop for political photo ops.
Oliver firefighters looking for reprieve from battling Willowbrook wildfire
July 23, 2015 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - Oliver Volunteer Fire Department members are starting to feel the effects of fighting a wildfire while attempting to conduct their daily routines.
Friend of cop charged with child porn says accuser-wife showed pornography after child's birthday party
July 23, 2015 - 3:52 PM

"IT WAS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC."
RCMP have their man; prolific offender in custody
July 23, 2015 - 12:32 PM

PENTICTON - The RCMP manhunt for prolific offender Ronald Teneycke has ended with his arrest near Keremeos.
South Okanagan governments make a plea for voluntary cuts in water consumption
July 23, 2015 - 11:52 AM

PENTICTON - There are concerns about water supply as the summer’s hot weather combines with minimal rainfall in the South Okanagan.
Power pole problem solved?
July 23, 2015 - 7:00 AM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton’s Public Works Department recently completed modifications to a couple of errant Fortis power poles located at the intersection of Industrial Avenue and Atkinson Street.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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