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Marking 50 years since the BC Summer Games were first held in Penticton, the games are returning to the city for their anniversary in 2028.

Kamloops, the original host of the BC Winter Games, will also once again host the event in February of 2028.

Hundreds of student athletes from across B.C. in every geographic zone of the province will come to the two communities to showcase their talent and build connections with their fellow competitors.

“A lot’s changed in 50 years and I think during that period, the focus went away from the pure competition to building athletes in and around the province,” said Penticton Mayor Julius Bloomfield. “I think the focus now is about using the games to build communities and strengthen communities. I see that as a message to strengthen…

University of Northern Colorado and Greeley city officials will host an open house next week to provide more information about the city’s planned pilot program for shared e-scooters and e-bikes on campus and in downtown Greeley.

The city is proposing to launch a one-year pilot program starting in July for community members to access the shared devices across the designated mobility zone, which reaches east of 35th Avenue to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and north of U.S. 34 to 5th Street, with an extension north to A Street at 14th Avenue.

The open house will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Northern Colorado’s University Center, 2101 10th Ave., in Columbine Suite A.

The city’s 2045 transportation master plan recommended the city take an approach of…