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- Dangerous person of interest to RCMP listed as living in Summerland in missing couple case MUST NOT be approached…
- More and more sports tourism awareness for the Okanagan…where/when does Li’l Ole S’land ever begin to fit in?
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
REAL ESTATE MARKET UPDATE
The Okanagan Valley Economic Development Society (OVEDS) has organized a special event at the Commerce Centre in Vancouver on Feb 18 which I will be particpating in. The event will bring together Okanagan businesses, trade commissioners and Olympic media to … Continue reading
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TripAtlas.com names Summerland as #4 Okanagan Destination for 2010, Olympic year.
4) Summerland: The promise of endless summer seems to have worked, judging by the line-up of electric scooters for seniors on sale outside the drugstore in Summerland’s Olde English downtown, 50 km south of Kelowna. Keep walking until you reach … Continue reading
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GLOBE and Mail reports that Royal Lepage gets fewer web visitors than a NON REAL ESTAT SITE…
Royallepage.ca, long a leading real estate site in Canada, has fallen behind a site that only dabbles in listings – kijiji.ca, a free online classified service similar to Craigslist. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/battle-to-unlock-the-housing-market/article1450088/
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Summerland Steam Train: stimulating wine thought! controversial Napa Valley wine train
Summerland has a fantastic attraction known as Kettle Vally Steam Train that brings a ton of visits to our small town. Napa Valley Wine Train featured on CNN.COM http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/28/kaye.wine.train/index.html?hpt=C1
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Old Indian Proverb: If the horse is dead…get off the horse!
When the developer of Summerland Wharton St comes right out and states ” It would take the market years to absorb the available supply, never mind the new units”. WHAT IS THE POINT OF SUMMERLAND GRANTING AN EXTENSION??? Also, is … Continue reading
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How can 899 apple pies in Summerland possibly mean anything to a poor family
in Mexico? A group of young Summerland people (and helpers) yesterday organized this event, made the dough, peeled the apples, mixed the mix and so on, all the way through to finished product, and I imagine the beautiful scent of … Continue reading
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Summerland has a choice of 3 excellent Restaurants that are participating in the Wine and Dine event this year.
It’s not too late to get out and enjoy some of the excellent dining opportunities offered here in Summerland, we are planning to go out this week after the Olympic Torch passes thru Summerland. The special offerings are on until … Continue reading
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BC 2010 you gotta be here…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT01Gi-bI9o&feature=related
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Article by RhysPender.com about LOCAL in Summerland
http://rhyspender.com/index.php/2009/10/27/local-lounge-summerland/ Summerland is fantastic. Local in Summerland.
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Goodwill Shakespeare Festival Summerland, mark your calendars…
http://goodwillshakespeare.ca/index.php?pr=Sponsors Registration closes April 15 2010 Always a great event that brings over 300 students and teachrs (spelled on purpose haha) to town for a chance to be involved in a rich learning and growth experience.
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Further to my discussion of R.E. Ads and “print newspapers”, here is an
amazing quote from the national post newspaper referring to online versus print “It’s like a beast that wants to eat my children”. Michael Cook, Toronto Star, referring to GOOGLE. http://www.financialpost.com/in-focus/story.html?id=2465317
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Young Summerland singer who was a big, big hit at the recent
festival of lights has been chosen by VANOC to sing the Canadian National Anthem at the official torch ceremony in Penticton! Very happy for 8 year old Mariah Gauthier, and we know she will do Summerland proud. View Mariah on … Continue reading
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Olympic Torch coming to Main St Summerland, should be right in front of
RE/MAX around 3pm on Monday Jan 25th. We are very excited and just can’t wait! Summerland has two members on the Olympic team, not bad for such a small town! And do not forget the reception at Center Stage on … Continue reading
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The torch relay comes to Summerland in less than a week.
There are lots of festivites planned, and we are very excited to hear it will come down Main Street Summerland! This will be a proud day for Summerland, and we are so happy it will come right past the busiest … Continue reading
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HELP WANTED WARNING: You do NOT want some big city Gal to steal this work from home SUMMERLAND opportunity…
My expanding Real Estate business is looking for someone to be responsible for our web presence. This work from home opportunity pays a good salary commensurate with edgy attitude, strong work ethic and progressive ability to learn. I understand this … Continue reading
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I tell ya, these newspaper folks continue to amaze me…I spend a fair bit of money
supporting the local “review” but sometimes I have to wonder about the content…this week the headline reads “Police end investigation of council”…wow! Are we sure it might not have just as well read “Police decline request by 15 people to … Continue reading
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Ride the Giant 3 (rtg3) what a great name for a Summerland event
that just keeps getting better and better. Just announced dates are Friday July 30, Saturday July 31 and Sunday August 1. This should be another great weekend, for info here is the website http://ridethegiant.ca/
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A valid reason to call to mind those who gave so much…
As I view reports of the devastation in Haiti, I am struck by Canada’s compassionate, swift, and powerful response. Canada’s aid for this catastrophic event is something we can all be proud of. Canada is a great nation that enjoys … Continue reading
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CNBC reports “Sellers selling out less”
With home prices beginning to flatten in many areas around the country, home sellers are slowly gaining ground in their quest to hold on to the asking price. http://www.cnbc.com/id/34820701 TRANSLATION: In the US, the real estate market sends yet another … Continue reading
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I missed the Canucks Flames game…friend told me about the fights…
http://www.dropyourgloves.com/Fights/GameEvents.aspx?Game=280034
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