News Items tag as: PNSEP1715

SNELSON: How the sentence for a Kelowna killer breaks down
September 17, 2015 - 6:50 PM

IS IT 11 YEARS, SIX YEARS OR ONE YEAR? HOW ABOUT ALL OF THE ABOVE
Changing trends force Okanagan libraries to seek two per cent increase in budget
September 17, 2015 - 2:35 PM

KELOWNA – The board of directors for the Okanagan Regional Library have approved a draft of next year’s budget that calls for a 1.98 per cent increase.
Penmar Community Arts Society gets funding boost
September 17, 2015 - 11:35 AM

PENTICTON - The Penmar Community Arts Society have a new sponsor who is also providing the theatre initiative to turn the movie house into a performing arts centre with a financial boost.
Canucks Young Stars tournament in Penticton coming of age
September 17, 2015 - 10:30 AM

PENTICTON - The Canucks Young Stars tournament is coming of age and providing some serious economic returns to the City of Penticton.
VIDEO: Coach of Okanagan MMA club talks about runaway success
September 17, 2015 - 8:30 AM

KELOWNA - An online fight website has profiled local MMA coach David Lea about his gym’s remarkable success in the world of professional fighting.
UPDATE: Vernon mayor responds to income tax charges
September 17, 2015 - 7:28 AM

'EVERYTHING WILL BE CLEARED UP"
Arrest made in Vernon pet store arson
September 17, 2015 - 6:37 AM

VERNON - Police have charged a local man with arson in connection to a small fire outside AJ’s Pets & Things earlier this month.
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Okanagan apples returning to market amid adversity
A year after the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative closed down, orchardists in the Okanagan are quietly optimistic about this year's apple harvest. It's been a bumper year for cherries , and peaches and apricots are back on track . And no

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a

Penticton property owners facing $33M bill for new water system fight back
The spokesperson for the Sage Mesa Water Users Group didn't pull any verbal punches when discussing the fear, anxiety and anger that has spread amongst 240 property owners facing massive water bills for decades as a potential $33-million debt

SNELSON: How the sentence for a Kelowna killer breaks down