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Penticton plays host to hockey, jazz and dragon boats this weekend

PENTICTON - The Penticton entertainment scene is ramping up for the coming weekend, filling the city with a mix of music, dragon boats and National Hockey League prospects. “There is not a room to be had,” Penticton Hospitality Association President Robert Appelman says. “I know the various organizations have been trying to get rooms, but...

IN PHOTOS: A Dragon Boat Festival with real smoke and fire

KELOWNA – Despite a 400 hectare wildfire burning in West Kelowna, the 8th annual Kelowna Dragon Boat Festival went ahead as planned last weekend. The festival is made up of a series of races where teams of amateur rowers decorate boats and compete for the fastest time. Teams from B.C. and Alberta came together off...