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Good times guaranteed at Okanagan Fest of Ale
March 27, 2015 - 11:51 AM

PENTICTON - Beer lovers rejoice, in little more than two weeks, the doors open at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre to celebrate the 20th Annual Okanagan Fest of Ale.
Okanagan-Skaha school board can't keep budget cuts from impacting students
March 27, 2015 - 8:22 AM

PENTICTON - The Okanagan-Skaha school district is no different than any other in the province when it comes to budgeting — there isn't enough money coming from the province to keep spending cuts out of the classroom.
KOOPMANS TRIAL: Accused is a 'teddy bear' trying to help shooting victim: Witness
March 26, 2015 - 7:34 PM

PENTICTON - The man accused of shooting three people and killing two of them in Princeton two years ago, says he couldn’t have done—he doesn’t even own a handgun.
Local clothing stores to remain open under creditor protection
March 26, 2015 - 7:29 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The company behind Cleo, Bootlegger and Ricki’s has filed for creditor protection but says at this point all stores will remain open.
Boonstock will not return to Penticton
March 26, 2015 - 4:44 PM

PENTICTON – The controversial Boonstock music festival will not be back in the South Okanagan this summer.
Top Gear episode airs featuring Okanagan highways
March 26, 2015 - 4:32 PM

OKANAGAN – Residents of the Okanagan will see some familiar scenery in a recently aired episode of the hit BBC television series "Top Gear."
Hospital foundation fund continues to grow
March 26, 2015 - 1:42 PM

PENTICTON - The South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation’s fund raising campaign for the Penticton Regional Hospital Patient Care Tower continues to gain momentum as $400,000 more is pledged to the fund.
Take a time lapse view of Penticton
March 26, 2015 - 10:42 AM

PENTICTON - If you've ever wondered what Penticton looked like from the sky 10, 20 or even 30 years ago you can take take a visual history tour of the area using Google Earth Engine.
Rain, snow increase avalanche risk in Interior
March 26, 2015 - 9:33 AM

OKANAGAN - With less than a week left in March spring is well under way in the valleys, but that doesn’t mean winter conditions are not present on mountain highways or in the backcountry.
Opinions wanted on local election spending
March 26, 2015 - 8:27 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Fresh off the heels of the fall municipal election a special committee is now looking at whether spending limits should be put in place for candidates and third party advertisers.
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No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

News Items tag as: PNMAR2615

Good times guaranteed at Okanagan Fest of Ale

Okanagan-Skaha school board can't keep budget cuts from impacting students

KOOPMANS TRIAL: Accused is a 'teddy bear' trying to help shooting victim: Witness

Local clothing stores to remain open under creditor protection

Boonstock will not return to Penticton

Top Gear episode airs featuring Okanagan highways

Hospital foundation fund continues to grow

Take a time lapse view of Penticton

Rain, snow increase avalanche risk in Interior

Opinions wanted on local election spending

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