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The Penticton Lakeside Resort and Conference Centre will host the 2024 BC Economic Summit in May. (Lakeside Resort photo)

Penticton to host BC Economic Summit for next 3 years

City inked partnership with the B.C.-wide conference that draws around 300 people

 

William, Prince of Wales, right, visits a FDNY Firehouse on on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Pool Photo via AP)

Prince William, billionaires Gates and Bloomberg say innovation provides climate hope

With deadly extreme weather hitting all over the globe, rising temperatures peaking…

 

Skiers from across the Interior compete in the Sporting Life OK NGSL Zone Finals on March 4 and 5, 2023, at the Apex Mountain Resort near Penticton. (Photo- Greg Jaron)

Apex Mountain to offer parents GPS device that can track their kids on the slopes

West Kelowna tech company will have the technology ready for upcoming ski season

 

The nominees for the 36th Annual Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards have been announced. (Submitted)

Penticton Chamber announces nominees for 2023 Business Excellence awards

The semi-finalists will be announced on Sept. 19

The nominees for the 36th Annual Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards have been announced. (Submitted)
Wings, located at 152 Riverside Drive in Penticton, is opening its doors on Sept. 13. (Logan Lockhart/Western News)

Long-awaited Wings set to open its doors in Penticton

With 29 flavours to choose from, Wings opens at Riverside Drive location on Sept. 13

Wings, located at 152 Riverside Drive in Penticton, is opening its doors on Sept. 13. (Logan Lockhart/Western News)
Chris Rothery of Chester Fields furniture store - Lia Crowe portrait photography

The passion part of the furniture

Chris Rothery of Chester Fields

  • Sep 1, 2023
Chris Rothery of Chester Fields furniture store - Lia Crowe portrait photography
FILE - The logo for 3M appears on a screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Oct. 24, 2017. 3M, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle numerous lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries from using earplugs made by the company. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

3M agrees to pay $6 billion to settle earplug lawsuits from US service members

Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M said Tuesday it has agreed to…

FILE - The logo for 3M appears on a screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Oct. 24, 2017. 3M, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle numerous lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries from using earplugs made by the company. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Michelle Webber, SONDR founder - portrait by Lia Crowe

Secrets and Lives with Michelle Webber

SONDR founder creates cruelty-free sustainable deodorants

  • Aug 28, 2023
Michelle Webber, SONDR founder - portrait by Lia Crowe
FILE - A Peloton bike sits on Nov. 19, 2019, in San Francisco. Peloton managed to beat sales expectations during its fiscal fourth quarter, but the exercise equipment maker reported a bigger loss than anticipated partly due to recall costs and a shift in consumer spending. Shares plunged more than 27% before the market open on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Peloton 4Q sales top Street, but posts bigger-than-expected loss partly on recall costs

Peloton managed to beat sales expectations during its fiscal fourth quarter, but…

FILE - A Peloton bike sits on Nov. 19, 2019, in San Francisco. Peloton managed to beat sales expectations during its fiscal fourth quarter, but the exercise equipment maker reported a bigger loss than anticipated partly due to recall costs and a shift in consumer spending. Shares plunged more than 27% before the market open on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Wildfires across the province have forced the cancellation of several events, including Ironman Canada in Penticton. (Brennan Phillips/ Penticton Western News)

Penticton businesses need help ‘more than ever’ as wildfires cancel events: Chamber

Raging blazes, non-essential travel advisories lead to cancellation of tourism-driven gatherings

Wildfires across the province have forced the cancellation of several events, including Ironman Canada in Penticton. (Brennan Phillips/ Penticton Western News)
Diane Dou portrait by Lia Crowe

Strategy. Innovation. Compassion.

Diane Dou is a rising star in the banking world, embracing her role as chief experience officer at BlueShore Financial

  • Aug 23, 2023
Diane Dou portrait by Lia Crowe
A Hullo ferries vessel docked in Nanaimo earlier this summer. The ferries will remain docked until Wednesday, Aug. 16, the company has advised. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo-Vancouver foot ferry cancels half its scheduled sailings for August

Hullo says it needs to ‘better operationalize,’ new launch date is Aug. 16

A Hullo ferries vessel docked in Nanaimo earlier this summer. The ferries will remain docked until Wednesday, Aug. 16, the company has advised. (News Bulletin file photo)
The entrance to a Bed Bath & Beyond store is seen in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Bed Bath Beyond returns as an online retailer

Overstock.com after a purchase of the box store is bringing it back in a online format

The entrance to a Bed Bath & Beyond store is seen in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Ford Electric F-150 Lightning Truck (Ford Canada Facebook)

Ford triples electric truck output after a six-week shutdown of a factory

Ford shut down a Dearborn factory to upgrade equipment and increase capacity

Ford Electric F-150 Lightning Truck (Ford Canada Facebook)
White Spot’s annual Pirate Pak Day returns after a three-year hiatus on Wednesday, Aug. 16. For each Adult or Kids Pirte Pak purchased, $2 will be donated to the Zajac Ranch for Children, funding camp experiences for youth suffering from serious medical conditions. (White Spot Facebook)

Okanagan White Spot restaurants patch together Pirate Pak Day

Popular fundraiser returns after three-year break Wednesday, Aug. 16; raises money for Zajac Ranch

White Spot’s annual Pirate Pak Day returns after a three-year hiatus on Wednesday, Aug. 16. For each Adult or Kids Pirte Pak purchased, $2 will be donated to the Zajac Ranch for Children, funding camp experiences for youth suffering from serious medical conditions. (White Spot Facebook)
Tyler Dyck is CEO of Okanagan Spirits and he’s also the president of the Craft Distillers Guild of BC and the Canadian Craft Distillers Alliance. Nina Dombowsky photo

Capturing the tastes and scents of the valley

Okanagan Spirits — locally made internationally renowned

  • Jul 28, 2023
Tyler Dyck is CEO of Okanagan Spirits and he’s also the president of the Craft Distillers Guild of BC and the Canadian Craft Distillers Alliance. Nina Dombowsky photo
(Black Press Media Creative)

Car buyers bear a heavy burden as Federal Reserve keeps raising rates: Auto-loan rejections are up

The Federal Reserve’s expected move Wednesday to raise interest rates for the…

(Black Press Media Creative)
Michelle Webber of SONDR - Lia Crowe photography

Making clean mainstream

SONDR produces ethical, healthy and effective deodorant

  • Jul 26, 2023
Michelle Webber of SONDR - Lia Crowe photography
FILE - An employee walks past a logo of the Samsung Electronics Co. shown at its office in Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, unveiled two foldable smartphones as it continues to bet on devices with bending screens, a budding market that has yet to fully take off because of high prices. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Samsung unveils foldable smartphones in a bet on bending device screens

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled two foldable smartphones as it continues to…

FILE - An employee walks past a logo of the Samsung Electronics Co. shown at its office in Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, unveiled two foldable smartphones as it continues to bet on devices with bending screens, a budding market that has yet to fully take off because of high prices. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
The B.C. government (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

As Twitter fades to X, TikTok steps up with new text-based posts

The same day Elon Musk abruptly dropped Twitter’s name and bird logo…

The B.C. government (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)