News Items tag as: PNMAR2017

One of Europe's most powerful and wealthy men was an Okanagan tourist in 1893
April 07, 2017 - 9:00 PM

PENTICTON - More than 120 years ago the man whose assassination is widely blamed for the start of the First World War paid a visit to the Okanagan.
Archduke's Penticton hunting trip comes to a stormy conclusion
April 02, 2017 - 6:30 PM

PART FOUR OF A FOUR PART SERIES
How numbers shape up for Penticton's inaugural international triathlon
April 02, 2017 - 10:30 AM

PENTICTON - Organizers say participant numbers for the International Triathlon Union Multisport weekend are on track, despite only 2,000 signed up so far for the August event.
Osoyoos offers front row view of osprey nest
April 01, 2017 - 8:00 PM

OSOYOOS - The Town of Osoyoos – and anyone with a computer – will be able to witness two young ospreys flying back to their nest for the summer.
Archduke's cold forces early end to Penticton hunting trip
April 01, 2017 - 6:30 PM

PART THREE OF A FOUR PART SERIES
Penticton pioneer Tom Ellis fails to impress Austrian Archduke
March 31, 2017 - 6:30 PM

PART TWO OF A FOUR PART SERIES
Theatre, hockey and music this weekend in the South Okanagan-Similkameen
March 31, 2017 - 6:00 PM

PENTICTON - Live theatre, music, tales of adventure and hockey playoffs can all be found this weekend in the South Okanagan-Similkameen.
Penticton woman faces charges of animal cruelty
March 31, 2017 - 3:19 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton woman made her first court appearance following charges for animal cruelty.
Penticton's going to be one busy place next weekend
March 31, 2017 - 10:30 AM

PENTICTON - It's going to be very, very busy at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton next weekend.
Before his 1914 assassination ignited WWI, Archduke Ferdinand was one of the Okanagan's first tourists
March 30, 2017 - 6:30 PM

PART ONE OF A FOUR PART SERIES
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

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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