Dozens oppose Penticton’s Lakeshore Drive development proposal

Many came out in opposition to a development proposal for a four storey eight-unit development on Lakeshore Drive. (Monique Tamminga Western News)
Resident of Lakeshore and Penticton come out to marathon public hearing Tuesday night

Aura Rose and her husband, Wouter van der Hall. (House of Rose)

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Nicole Bell has been missing from Malakwa since Sept. 2, 2017. (Facebook photo)

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Vernon soil producer takes home national cannabis award

Vernon soil producer takes home national cannabis award
How storytelling in tourism can support truth and reconciliation

How storytelling in tourism can support truth and reconciliation

According to a Research Co. survey, 36 per cent of B.C. residents are willing to fly to another province, or territory, this holiday season. (Black Press file)

Are you planning to travel this holiday season? 56% of British Columbians say no
This combination of 2021 photos shows Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Kelce,, left, and Billie Eilish in London. The grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and Eagles center have something in common, broadcasters have difficulty pronouncing their names. Both Eilish and Kelce, as well as “omicron” made it onto this year’s list of most mispronounced words as compiled by the U.S. Captioning Company, which captions and subtitles real-time events on TV and in courtrooms. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool, Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

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Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and vaccination lead Dr. Penny Ballem outline B.C.’s COVID-19 booster vaccine program, which begins booking third doses for people aged 65 and up this week. (B.C. government photo)

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Through a confidential application process, KidSport provides grants to kids aged 18 and under (from families facing financial barriers) to help cover the cost of registration fees for a season of sport. Visit kidsport.ca to learn more.

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    Beams of light are projected into the air behind a plaque placed in memory of the fourteen women who were murdered on December 6,1989, in an anti-feminist attack, in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

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    Properties on Hatzic Lake are surrounded by high water after floodwaters began to recede, near Mission, B.C., on Sunday, December 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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    Risks may include asbestos and chemical or biological contamination, among others

    A lone traveler enters the Calgary International Airport on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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    Members say some rules are being enforced with a different measuring stick for African countries

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    Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau watches his team play against the Colorado Avalanche during the first period of an NHL hockey game on February 9, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Hannah Foslien

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    The Penticton Vees announced the signing of WHL veteran Mason Dunsford on Monday afternoon. (Allen Douglas photo)

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    Snowbirds set to fly Penticton skies in August 2022

    The Snowbirds last visit to Penticton was for Peach Fest 2019

    Lengendary rocker Alice Cooper is coming back to the South Okanagan Events Centre in April, 2022. (Submitted photo)

    Alice Cooper returns to Penticton in 2022

    Cooper last performed at the SOEC in 2016

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    Lake City Basketball announced on Monday that an organized men’s basketball league is coming to Summerland on Jan. 5. (Mark Brett/Western News)

    A new men’s basketball league is coming to the South Okanagan

    Lake City Basketball announced the inaugural edition of the league will start on Jan. 5

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    Flooding this past spring forced many houses in the Houseman Subdivision to erect makeshift barricades from sandbags to hold back the water. (Patrick Davies photo)

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      A consultant report suggests Memorial Arena and McLaren Arena both be demolished to make way for a twinned-rink facility. (Brennan Phillips Western News)

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