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Headlines not worth a thread, plus odds and ends

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There was a thread used for similar things, it disappeared. So here is a new one, try to follow along title if at all possible.
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It appears something is happening at the old esso station at corner of Lakeshore & K.L.O.
Does anyone know what maybe going in... Oops my bad, chances are businesses on first floor and condos above.
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GordonH wrote: Jul 25th, 2021, 7:44 am It appears something is happening at the old esso station at corner of Lakeshore & K.L.O.
Does anyone know what maybe going in... Oops my bad, chances are businesses on first floor and condos above.
You're right.
A nine-storey seniors' residence and commercial building is proposed for a long-vacant corner in the South Pandosy district.
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Riders on a bus had a hitchhiker along for a ride, I can imagine some passengers being rather freaked out.
https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/341632 ... -free-ride
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https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/34 ... kBC#341167

While I empathize with her plight, I challenge that this is newsworthy in todays environment. We ALL have struggles that are undocumented. I wish her the best but I challenge Castanets journalism for “news”. Look around, there’s a province full of people in worse places than what this story presented.
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It appears to be fairly long snake, those with issues with snakes are probably thinking twice about swimming in Okanagan Lake.
https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelo ... nagan-Lake
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GordonH wrote: Jul 30th, 2021, 6:24 pm Riders on a bus had a hitchhiker along for a ride, I can imagine some passengers being rather freaked out.
https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/341632 ... -free-ride
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Interesting building project... all I can say is WOW, I believe this person is way over his head on building a house.

https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/3 ... h-his-home
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Hopefully the dog doesn’t get rabies.
https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/344044 ... ide-arrest
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GordonH wrote: Aug 26th, 2021, 5:11 pm Hopefully the dog doesn’t get rabies.
https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/344044 ... ide-arrest
That was my thought as well. Good work Mando :up:
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https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/361251 ... ath#361251


The visual of the bees ejaculating was enuf to make me .....laugh?
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Bigbacardi wrote: Feb 26th, 2022, 5:50 pm https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/361251 ... ath#361251


The visual of the bees ejaculating was enuf to make me .....laugh?
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