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Election forums this week

Photo: Chelsea Powrie Incumbent mayor Andrew Jakubeit speaking at a candidates forum last week Voters in Penticton will have a number of chances to interact with candidates for next month’s municipal elections. Three days of

Raise proposed for council

Photo: Colin Dacre Mayor and council in Summerland may be getting a raise. District staff are recommending in a report going before council Monday that the mayor receive a nearly 25 per cent pay hike to bring the position in line with other

Ride the last Greyhound

Photo: Osoyoos and District Museum and Archives Greyhound stage coach at Osoyoos, 1934 The era of the Greyhound bus is nearly over in B.C., and a group of Penticton historians are inviting the public aboard while they document the last bus

Charity plant sale goes Sat.

Photo: pixabay The Summerland Friends of the Ornamental Gardens is holding its annual Fall plant sale this Saturday, raising money for maintenance of the site. A wide variety of perennials, shrubs, trees and native plants will be for sale

'Garage sale' at the Mule

Photo: Contributed The city’s last nightclub may be closed, but you have a chance this weekend to purchase a piece of Penticton nightlife history. The new owners of the Mule Nightclub are holding a “garage sale” Saturday

RDOS using 'roving polls'

Photo: RDOS The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen will be trying to combat low voter turnout in next month's local elections with a “roving poll” pilot project. The polls will travel to parts of the district that

City buys creekside home

Photo: Google Maps The City of Penticton has pulled the trigger on the purchase of a home along Penticton Creek to make way for creek widening and restoration work. It was disclosed during Tuesday's council meeting that the city has

No conflict here, says Sentes

Photo: Colin Dacre Coun. Judy Sentes An unprecedented bylaw that would ban carriage homes from a Penticton neighbourhood was forwarded Tuesday to a public hearing next month, supported by a vote from a councillor living in that very neighbourhood. Coun.

The power of the vegetable

Photo: Dan and Sheanne Moskaluk The Okanagan Health Forum takes place this Sunday at the Shatford Centre, providing attendees “a day of education and inspiration” on the power of a plant-based diet. Lectures, vendors and delicious,

Planting hundreds of trees

Photo: Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship is looking for volunteers for a pair of events next week that will aim to restore natural habitat by planting hundreds of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. TD

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