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July 28, 2015 - 9:00 PM

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Vernon food security projects growing
July 28, 2015 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Local food security programs are being supported by provincial funding that will allow them to grow jobs and fresh produce.
Liquor policy changes good news for local wineries
July 28, 2015 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - Local wineries continue to benefit from promised changes made to the liquor act by the provincial government.
Migrant workers still missing from Okanagan farm a month later
July 28, 2015 - 3:01 PM

VERNON - Four migrant workers from Mexico have still not been found a month after an Okanagan farm owner reported the men missing.
Kamloops jail ordered to flag inmates with a history of violence: WorkSafe B.C.
July 28, 2015 - 12:36 PM

KAMLOOPS - WorkSafe B.C. ordered administrators at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre to flag or identify violent offenders after an inspector discovered there wasn't a proper system in place to warn corrections officers of a potential assault.
5,700 Shania Twain tickets sell out in under five minutes
July 28, 2015 - 10:52 AM

KELOWNA – Fans of Shania Twain will be disappointed to find out that tickets for her final show at Prospera Place on Oct. 27 sold out in less than five minutes last week.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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