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That’s all she laid: hen pilot project approved

PENTICTON - City council agreed to a chicken pilot project last night, even though some residents remain unimpressed with the idea. Council has been discussing whether to allow backyard hens in residential Penticton neighborhoods for nearly a year. First, they shut down the idea of a pilot project, then enough people asked them to reconsider...

Penticton farmers market season starts Saturday

PENTICTON - Believe it or not, it’s now May, which means warm weather, relaxing on the patio and the return of farmers markets. The Penticton Farmers Market sets up this Saturday, May 3 for its first day of the season. The 100 block of Main Street will be blocked off for the market, open from...

Summerland may lose prime farming land to development

SUMMERLAND — After much debate between officials and residents, Summerland town council voted in favour of the controversial land swap last night. The now adopted bylaw proposes 80 hectares of prime agricultural land be replaced with 90 hectares of less-farmable land. This “prime” land hasn’t been considered part of the Agricultural Land Reserve since 2005,...