News Items tag as: School District 67 lead testing

Health authority working to deal with elevated lead levels in water at three Penticton schools
May 07, 2016 - 11:30 AM

PENTICTON - Interior Health and the Okanagan Skaha school board are working together to remedy the elevated levels of lead detected in the water at three Penticton schools.
Elevated lead levels in tap water at three Penticton schools
May 05, 2016 - 10:26 AM

PENTICTON - Officials with the Okanagan Skaha School district are taking action after the discovery of elevated levels of lead in the tap water at three schools in Penticton.
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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 November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

Health authority working to deal with elevated lead levels in water at three Penticton schools