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Penticton News‹ Jan 15 to 21, 2017 ›
Car fire near Speedway
The Penticton RCMP responded to the scene of a vehicle fire, Saturday morning. According to Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth, officers were called out at 6:49 a.m. to a...
Cawston building burns
The Keremeos Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire in Cawston at 4 a.m. Saturday morning. The building was fully involved by the time the...
Large helicopter in area
UPDATE: 5:39 p.m. According to officials at Kelowna International Airport a Royal Canadian Navy Sea King helicopter has been in the Okanagan conducting...
Marching in Oliver
Men, women, children and their pets gathered in a small Okanagan town not far from the American border, Saturday, to show their support for others marching all...
More than just fixing cars
This is the 12th in a series recognizing businesses that took home awards from the 29th business excellence awards held by the Penticton and Wine Country...
Chasing the checkered flag
A young stock car driver from Kaleden is seeking help from the public to further his career. Conrad Brightman, 18, has entered the 2017 Search for a Champion...
Attacker sues alleged victim
A man facing charges for the beating of a psychiatrist in Penticton is suing the doctor he allegedly attacked. Gregory Nield claims Dr. Rajeev Sheoran is...
Time for a parks board?
Management of parks and green space has no doubt been one of the most contentious issues for the City of Penticton in recent history. Public uproar and fallout...
Police confirm murder
Penticton RCMP have confirmed the body found on Jan. 17 near the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory was the victim of a homicide. The 27-year-old male...
Budget talks delayed, again
The City of Penticton has delayed its budget, again. In a statement posted the city website, incoming city manager Peter Weeber said budget deliberations are...
Protecting the bighorn
A South Okanagan property home to bighorn sheep will be one of the prime beneficiaries of this summer's Earth Wind Fire fundraising event for the Nature...
Hostile crowd grills mayor
District of Summerland mayor and staff were in front of a hostile crowd Thursday evening at the Centre Stage Theatre. Opponents of a proposed 380-unit seniors...
Waste pickup fees going up
Curbside garbage pickup fees are set to go up for communities served by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. The RDOS serves electoral areas A through...
Dream festival returning
The Dream Music Festival is returning to Penticton for the third year this spring. The festival is organized by the Dream Cafe Co-op, and will take place on May...
Structurlam heading to India
A set of glue-laminated arches from Penticton’s Structurlam are heading overseas, as a part of a commercial wood demonstration project in India. The...
Going door-to-door
Locals Supporting Locals is out knocking on doors to sell their new calendar, which promotes local businesses and events. "They sell for $20, and that...
Broadway show underway
A big production featuring local talent is now underway at the Penticton Lakeside Resort. Broadway Musicals In Concert - Part 2, presented by Soundstage...
Dinner for Robbie Burns
Residents are invited to gather in Penticton on Saturday night to celebrate the life of a famous Scottish poet and lyricist. The Robbie Burns Supper, held by...
RDOS eyes asbestos
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen would like to see regulations around asbestos removal beefed-up. Staff brought a proposal to the district's...
Once-in-a-lifetime game
A curling team in Oliver managed "the equivalent of a baseball no-hitter" on Wednesday evening. Team Schroter scored an eight-ender in mixed league...
Banned from OIB lands
A South Okanagan man with a long history of property theft charges and breaches of conditions was sentenced to 150 days behind bars on Thursday in Penticton...
Local resentment of hockey
Some members of outdoor sports groups in Penticton feel they are not getting a fair piece of the pie, while the city focuses on nurturing its historic and...
Black ice strands drivers
Drivers trying to get to Highway 97 this morning from Willowbrook were trapped by extremely icy roads. Suzy Sanders said she got onto Green Lake Road at about...
Icy roads cause crashes
Icy roads in the South Okanagan caused a pair of motor vehicle accidents Thursday morning. Capt. Peter Maliepaard, with the Okanagan Falls Fire Department, said...
Van crashes into fire hydrant
There was a messy scene in Penticton early Thursday morning. A van hit a power pole, then ran over a fire hydrant just before 6 a.m. at Duncan Avenue east and...
Mayor's Minute - Jan. 19
This week's Mayor's Minute gives a look at the city's stance on dealing with the cougars that appear to be coming more frequently into Penticton and...
An urban deer problem
The euthanasia of a family of four cougars this week has some in Penticton calling for something to be done about the city’s urban deer population. The...
Local youth has PM's ear
A Penticton youth has earned a prestigious spot on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Youth Council. Mac Tebbutt, a third-year engineering student at UBC...
Wildfire prevention funding
The Penticton Fire Department will be seeking a grant from the Union of B.C. Municipalities to promote protections against wildfires in the Spiller Road area....
Calling all Elvis fans
The Penticton Elvis Festival is putting out a call for judges for its Elvis Presley tribute contest in June. The festival, which runs from June 23 to June 25,...
Businesses support family
The community is rallying to help a Penticton family who lost their belongings in a fire on Monday. All day Thursday, people can get haircuts by donation at...
Police investigate body
UPDATE: 3:07 p.m. RCMP have confirmed that a body has been found in the Willowbrook Road area, near White Lake Road and White Lake. Investigators from the...
Fourth cougar euthanized
An older female cougar, who was part of a family of four seen in Penticton, was put down Wednesday morning according to the Conservation Officer Service. Sgt....
Family homeless after fire
The community of Osoyoos is pulling together to support a family who lost their home in a fire this week. Fire Chief Rick Jones said they were called to the...
Kidnapping case proceeding
The trial for three men facing kidnapping charges is slowly making it’s way through the courts. Disclosure issues were discussed at a pretrial conference...
Lost some collector coins?
If you've lost a set of collector coins, you may want to check in with Oliver RCMP. Police seized a number of collector coins during an arrest in the early...
Biking on Okanagan Lake
While seeing people ice skating on Okanagan Lake is unusual in it’s own way, local photographer Mike Biden caught a man taking things to the next level....
More cops on the horizon?
Penticton RCMP is looking to add more officers to the detachment in the years to come according to a presentation to council on Tuesday. For the 2017-18 fiscal...
Talking addiction treatment
Pathways Addictions Resource Centre is holding another event as a follow up to the town hall meeting held in December in response to Penticton's overdose...
$5k lost to online scam
The Penticton RCMP is once again warning residents to be wary of frauds and online scams. According to Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth, a local resident recently decided...
Charity through food
It's a week to raise money for local charities and bring business to local restaurants during a typically slow time of year. Wine Crush Market is holding...
Tax breaks paying off
Property tax revenue from a single Penticton property is expected to increase nearly threefold, thanks to a development spurred by a tax break intended to...
Family loses it all in fire
A young family of five has lost everything they own, after a fire ripped through their house Monday afternoon. William Mathison and Tanya Mercier did not have...
Prison accepting inmates
The recently completed corrections centre in the South Okanagan is giving a boost to the local economy. Oliver Mayor Ron Hovanes said they are seeing a positive...
Cougar cubs put down
Conservation officers had to euthanize three juvenile cougars, Tuesday morning, after they continued making appearances in daylight hours in residential...
Truck torched on highway
Volunteer firefighters in Kaleden rushed out of bed early Tuesday morning to fight a resilient truck fire. Crews were called to Highway 3A, about three...
Thieves target tow trucks
A Penticton business was targeted by thieves this weekend. Police say two tow trucks had their ignitions damaged sometime early Saturday morning when suspects...
Bizarre bathroom behaviour
The Penticton RCMP was called to the A&W on Main Street on Tuesday, for a report of a man cutting himself in the bathroom. When officers first spoke with...
Boasting the beard
Big beards, long beards, bushy beards and clean-cut beards were all present at the first night of the second annual Okanagan Beard Festival. And this year, the...
What's your purr-fect date?
If you're looking for a Saturday date, an event this weekend may be perfect for you. CritterAid's Adults Only Speed Dating is looking to pair up people...
Unlicensed pot shop opens
Another new marijuana dispensary has opened up in Penticton, despite a city council decision not to grant it a temporary use permit. Okanagan Cannabis Solutions...
ER shooting to be probed
Interior Health says they will be meeting with the B.C. Nurses Union in the wake of a traumatic incident in Grand Forks last week where a man shot himself in...
Fire rips through home
UPDATE: 4:48 p.m. Firefighters are still trying to figure out how a house fire on the 1400 block of Government Street got started Monday afternoon. "We...
Town targeting squatters
Councillors in the town of Princeton will discuss a crackdown on a group of squatters, who have been living at 681 Old Mill Road, next to the old Mego Wood pole...
Mosaic ready for display
The City of Penticton is eying an outside wall at the community centre as the final destination for it’s Canada 150 Mosaic. Last year, residents had the...
'They are worried about me'
The newly nominated NDP candidate for Boundary - Similkameen says the B.C. Liberals are running scared about losing the riding to her. Grand Forks Coun. Colleen...
Say it's so! Weezer coming
Iconic '90s rock band Weezer will be making a stop in Okanagan this spring, supported by The Trews and The Flatliners. Tickets for the show at the South...
73 and out in the cold
With overnight temperatures flirting with -20 C last week, Penticton's extreme weather shelters were running full tilt; however, a 73-year-old appears to...
Writing Out Loud returns
Workshops focused on written expression are set to take place starting this month in Keremeos. Writing Out Loud, the eighth series of five session writing...
New album from local artist
A Penticton musician is getting ready to put out his ninth album, which, for the most part, he produced entirely on his own. With a bit of backing from some...
Ross takes NDP nomination
The BC NDP has nominated Colleen Ross as their candidate for the Boundary-Similkameen riding ahead of the May provincial election. "We're excited that...
Skating on the Okanagan
It's not every day – or even every year – that you get to skate on Okanagan Lake, but on Sunday in Penticton, people were doing just that. With...
Osoyoos chimney fire
Osoyoos fire department responded to a chimney fire that had spread to small sections of the house's roof Saturday morning. Fire Chief Rick Jones said the...
Vees trounce Bulldogs
Vees captain Nicolas Jones scored a pair of goals at home and 12 Penticton Vees hit the scoresheet, in a 6-0 rout over the visiting Alberni Valley Bulldogs...
Support for music dept.
Multi Juno award and American Music Award winner Alfie Zappacosta is returning to Penticton next month in support of the Penticton Secondary music department....
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