News Items tag as: PNMAY2015

Winery license application in Penticton prompts neighbourhood protest
May 15, 2017 - 3:00 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton winery making its second application for a lounge permit continues to have difficulty getting approval from neighbouring residents.
Okanagan diners reap the rewards of an early spring
May 23, 2015 - 2:33 PM

OKANAGN – The early spring across the Okanagan this year is not only good for your tan but for local restaurants and family kitchens as well.
You have a few more months to register your off-road vehicle
May 20, 2015 - 5:32 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Good news for the estimated 200,000 trail riders across the province as the government has pushed the deadline to register off-road vehicles from June 1 to Nov. 1.
Funding to help with mussel control in South Okanagan
May 20, 2015 - 5:06 PM

PENTICTON - The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen is getting some financial help in its fight to prevent quagga and zebra mussels from finding their way into the Okanagan.
Council pedals bike park on Munson Mountain
May 20, 2015 - 2:28 PM

PENTICTON - The prospect of a BMX track and mountain biking skills park on Munson Mountain isn’t sitting to well with some area residents.
Interior Health to consider ebola preparedness recommendations
May 20, 2015 - 1:01 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If the world has learned anything from the ongoing ebola epidemic, it’s that you cannot predict where and when a person carrying the dreaded virus will show up.
Penticton council frustrated by electrical rate hikes
May 20, 2015 - 11:31 AM

PENTICTON - Another price hike in the cost of power has city council scrambling to find a solution that won't impact taxpayers.
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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

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

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.

News Items tag as: PNMAY2015

Winery license application in Penticton prompts neighbourhood protest

Okanagan diners reap the rewards of an early spring

You have a few more months to register your off-road vehicle

Funding to help with mussel control in South Okanagan

Council pedals bike park on Munson Mountain

Interior Health to consider ebola preparedness recommendations

Penticton council frustrated by electrical rate hikes

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