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Penticton won’t see retail cannabis outlets until March 2019
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton has been working for the better part of this…
City of Penticton attempts to shut down pot shop
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton continues to enforce its present cannabis bylaws as it…
Okanagan Falls cannabis facility to phase in production
OKANAGAN FALLS – Sunniva Canada's construction of a medical marijuana facility in Okanagan Falls is…
Main Street restriction holds up in Penticton cannabis legislation
PENTICTON – Penticton’s new retail cannabis policy moved a step closer to reality this week…
Penticton council comes to grips with restriction on pot shops
PENTICTON – All municipalities have been contemplating policy and laws for legal cannabis sales, but…
Strawberry season is underway in the Okanagan
PENTICTON – The Okanagan’s 2019 strawberry crop is ready for harvest in the southern part…
Okanagan business turns winemaking waste into gourmet food
PENTICTON – Tyson Still says he’s bound by contract not to reveal the outcome of…
Wide variety of opinions from winemakers on this year’s Okanagan vintage
OKANAGAN – The grape growing season in the Okanagan is just wrapping up, and it…
‘Season of miracles’: How the South Okanagan mobilized to rescue plane crash survivors in 1950
PENTICTON – This holiday season, as you brave the malls and grumble about shovelling snow,…
The under-appreciated weather phenomenon that makes for mild winters in Kamloops, Okanagan
If you chose to move to Kamloops or the Okanagan then sunshine, a relative lack…
Why wasps are such a nuisance this time of year
With September comes the last pleasant summer days and evenings to enjoy meals outdoors. Unfortunately,…
A look back at Christmas from a half century ago
If you were sitting around the table for Christmas dinner in the Thompson-Okanagan 50 years…
The Coquihalla route was always a risk
— This story was originally published April 3, 2021. If you're a regular motorist on…
Canada’s only desert is in B.C. but not where you think it is
Canada’s only desert is in the Southern Interior of B.C. but it might not be…
How fire retardant works
PENTICTON – Residents whose structures are saved from wildfire by air tanker drops will no…
Sturgeon in Okanagan Lake? Depends who you ask
Okanagan Lake might be famous for one large mythical beast, but this story is about…
iN VIDEO: Penticton’s lakeside dancer lifting spirits
Penticton resident Katie Henderson has been adding a new entertainment dimension to Okanagan Lake Beach…
Salaries continue to grow at Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen
More Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen employees had fatter wallets this year as 34 staffers…
Hot, dry weather arrives just in time for weekend in Kamloops, Okanagan
It's going to be perfect beach weather in the Okanagan and Kamloops this weekend with…
Hope historical society’s efforts to save historic train station boosted by positive reports
The fight to save a historic train station in Hope took a major step forward…
RCMP vehicles damaged in Vernon as suspect tries to get away
Police took a man into custody following a disturbance that resulted in damage to two…
Growing piles of roadside garbage in Penticton linked to overnight campers
Increasing amounts of highway garbage could be a growing secondary issue rising from homeless campers…
Okanagan Lake well below full pool as spring runoff winds down
The man in charge of the dam on the Penticton river channel that helps control…
Downtown Penticton ice rink proposal is back
It may be a few months away from ice skating weather, but an ice rink…