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Petition campaign goes online to voice opposition to prison

A group of concerned citizens have launched an online petition to allow Penticton and regional district residents to voice their opposition of having a jail in the area.
College builds partnership with Agur Lake

College builds partnership with Agur Lake

The Agur Lake Camp Society passed another hurdle recently with the signing of a long-term agreement with Okanagan College, which will see students from the residential construction program building cabins for the planned camp for those with disabilities.

Candidates hit the campaign trail

This coming May, Canadians will be returning to the polls to elect a new federal government for the fifth time in a decade.

Poster perpetrator undergoes evaluation

Victims of a poster campaign tarnishing their reputation will have to wait at least another eight weeks to see justice for the man who created them.

City’s lights go dim for Earth Hour

Those in B.C. who participated in Earth Hour switched off the equivalent of about 60,000 incandescent light bulbs on Saturday.
Tories eye B.C. seat gains but also have weaknesses

Tories eye B.C. seat gains but also have weaknesses

Federal election now underway all about confidence: Pundit
Candidates begin federal election campaign.

Candidates begin federal election campaign.

Okanagan Coquihalla conservative candidate Dan Albas said he is ready to run an election in the wake of a historic vote declaring the federal conservatives in contempt of Parliament.

Albas wins nomination race to replace MP Stockwell Day

The Conservative Party of Canada has its new candidate for the Okanagan Coquihalla.

Community Foundation to boost charities

The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan announced its largest ever grant distribution of $178,000.

Vote of non-confidence on budget looming for federal Conservatives

It seems certain that the Conservative-led minority government will fall today and Canada will be plunged into its fifth federal election in a decade.