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4 days ago | 
reddeeradvocate.com | John Arendt
The second Sunday of May is designated as Mother’s Day, a time to honour and celebrate mothers.
The day in its present form started in the early 1900s and continues today with cards, flowers, brunches and other gestures.
How much do you know about Mother’s Day and mothers throughout history? Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions.
Good luck.
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4 days ago | 
mapleridgenews.com | John Arendt
The second Sunday of May is designated as Mother’s Day, a time to honour and celebrate mothers.
The day in its present form started in the early 1900s and continues today with cards, flowers, brunches and other gestures.
How much do you know about Mother’s Day and mothers throughout history? Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions.
Good luck.
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5 days ago | 
summerlandreview.com | John Arendt
Public feedback is wanted for draft trail plans for Conkle Mountain and Cartwright Mountain in Summerland.
These plans were created to outline the recommended steps that can be taken, if and when resourcing is available, to establish a more coordinated and formalized approach to the development and management of the trail systems.
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5 days ago | 
pentictonwesternnews.com | John Arendt
The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen delivered more than $1 million in three grant cycles during the first quarter of 2025.
The funding went to organizations in communities in the region.
“We traditionally disburse funding through our Foundation grant program in the first quarter of each year,” says Kevin Ronaghan, community Investments manager with the Community Foundation.
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5 days ago | 
summerlandreview.com | John Arendt
Residents of Summerland are being reminded to wait before putting out their garbage, yard waste and recycling containers for collection.
In his report at the May 6 council meeting, Graham Statt, chief administrative officer for Summerland, urged residents to keep their garbage and other bins in a secure location and not place them at the curb before 5 a.m. on their scheduled collection day.
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6 days ago | 
saobserver.net | John Arendt
The pool and hot tub at the Summerland Aquatic and Fitness Centre are temporarily closed for repairs.
The blower motor for the boiler has failed and requires replacement, a message from the District of Summerland states.
Parts have been ordered and will be installed once they arrive.
The cost of this work will be less than $10,000, said Lori Mullin, director of community services for the district.
However, the parts are coming from Europe and bringing them to Summerland will take time.
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6 days ago | 
vernonmorningstar.com | John Arendt
The pool and hot tub at the Summerland Aquatic and Fitness Centre are temporarily closed for repairs.
The blower motor for the boiler has failed and requires replacement, a message from the District of Summerland states.
Parts have been ordered and will be installed once they arrive.
The cost of this work will be less than $10,000, said Lori Mullin, director of community services for the district.
However, the parts are coming from Europe and bringing them to Summerland will take time.
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6 days ago | 
surreynowleader.com | John Arendt
British Columbia’s snow pack is lower than normal, according to the province’s May 1 data.
The Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin, from the province’s Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, showed that as of May 1, the provincial snowpack was 71 per cent of normal levels for that date.
By comparison, the April 1 snow pack was 79 per cent of normal.
Throughout the winter, the provincial snow pack figures have been below normal in much of the province.
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1 week ago | 
vernonmorningstar.com | John Arendt
The municipality of Summerland has completed its 2024 audited financial statements.
The statements, reflecting the municipality’s financial position as of Dec. 31, 2024, were audited by BDP Canada LLP.
In a report to Summerland council, Renee Belyk, manager of financial services, said the community's financial position was comparable to the previous year.
Summerland’s net financial assets at the end of 2024 were $7.9 million, a decrease of $341,148 from the same time in 2023.
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1 week ago | 
vernonmorningstar.com | John Arendt
As a high-altitude voyage captured the attention of billions of people around the world, it would have been easy to miss some important developments on and near our planet’s surface.
The New Shepard voyage, a product of Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Enterprises, happened on April 14, with the flight reaching an altitude of 106 kilometres. The voyage lasted 10 minutes and 21 seconds.
The six women on this flight were two former NASA scientists and four celebrities and media personalities.
