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Groups bringing homeless in from the cold

Thu Nov 19, 6:00 PM

Starting this winter when temperatures drop below -10 C, Penticton’s homeless will have a place to sleep. The Penticton Salvation Army, with the help of a number of local churches and other organizations, have created an extreme weather response plan to provide about 20 temporary shelter beds from 8 p.m. to... more

ZZ Top brings Texas to Penticton

Sun Nov 22, 4:00 PM

It’s hard to tell which was louder, the band or the near capacity crowd that filled the South Okanagan Events Centre to see legendary blues rockers ZZ Top perform Friday. ZZ Top's sparse sound is reflected in their stage setup —... more

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Wireless reaches far corners of B.C.

Tue Nov 10, 1:00 PM

VICTORIA – High-speed Internet has come to Old Massett and Peggo. The village on the north end of Haida Gwaii and the hamlet in the northeastern natural gas patch near the Northwest Territories border are the farthest-flung locations in B.C. covered... more > more

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