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South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation's fundraising efforts continue as Tree of Dreams campaign gets underway
November 30, 2015 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - The South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation moved into its Christmas fund raising mode this week as it launched its annual Tree of Dreams campaign.
Penmar Society working against time to save Penmar building
November 30, 2015 - 2:38 PM

PENTICTON - It’s do or die this month for the PenMar Community Arts Theatre initiative.
Early morning blaze destroys travel trailer in Okanagan Falls
November 30, 2015 - 11:14 AM

PENTICTON - Okanagan Falls volunteer firefighters were hampered by cold temperatures and a lack of fire hydrants while fighting a blaze just south of the community early this morning.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjone

From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation's fundraising efforts continue as Tree of Dreams campaign gets underway