Growing calls to combat discarded needles in Penticton after child allegedly poked in park

Viral video making the rounds of kids showing a mother where they found a needle while playing in a Penticton park. One child may even have been poked
by the needle. Now the city and residents are pushing for more to be done to clear the streets of discarded needles.

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