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Penticton throws WestJet a welcome party

Penticton throws WestJet a welcome party | iNFOnews.ca

PENTICTON – The round-trip WestJet flights from Penticton to Calgary won’t start until Oct. 26, but hundreds of people turned out Saturday to express their enthusiasm for the service.

Mayor Garry Litke precided over a formal welcome in Gyro Park as part of the Downtown Penticton Association Volunteer Appreciation Celebration. The service was announced on Friday.

Litke received a scale model of an airliner from WestJet Encore president Ferio Pugliese.

A group of WestJetters also flew into the city to take part. They toured some of the city's most well known attractions.

The city has been lobbying both WestJet and Air Canada for regular service to Alberta for years. A group of citizens even created a Facebook page as part of the effort.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infotelnews.ca or call 250-491-0331. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Howard Alexander

By Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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