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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Supply of locally grown turkeys limited in Okanagan, Kamloops this year
Anyone wanting a fresh, free range turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year might want to get their orders in with local farmers while supplies last. Karen Smith of North Valley Farm in Salmon Arm is fielding orders for her birds, wit

A look at where Thailand's cannabis laws stand
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis in 2022. The policy has faced backlash, and seen a lot of changes, since being enacted. It is now more strictly regulated for medical purposes, but its f

Central Okanagan real estate sales still lagging after busiest August in 4 years
Real estate sales in the Central Okanagan are still 25% below the decade average, but it was still the busiest August in four years. The Rennie Advance real estate analysis report shows that single-family home sales were up 9% over August 2

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