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Penticton News‹ Jun 25 to Jul 1, 2017 ›
Ribfest underway
Finger-licking good ribs combined with sunny weather made for big crowds at an event at Okanagan Lake Park on Saturday. The Penticton Ribfest, held by the...
Happy Canada Day
Hundreds of people turned out for a massive Canada Day celebration in Penticton on Saturday. Most were clad in red and white and in good spirits at the event,...
Displaced after fire
Residents displaced by the fire at the Highland Motel on Friday, sorted through their belongings at the location on Saturday. As they salvaged what they could,...
Busy night on the water
The Penticton Fire Department had a busy start to their Canada Day, assisting in two marine rescues in the early hours of Saturday morning. The first incident...
Special item sold in error
A local woman is desperately trying to get back an item that was accidentally sold during her father’s estate sale last weekend. A blue metal trunk, about...
Kid zone at Peach Fest
The Penticton Peach Festival is announcing details of its first ever kid zone in Gyro Park this year. “It is the 70th anniversary of Peach Festival and we...
Longtime resident mourned
A Penticton man killed while trying to cross the street on Thursday is being remembered by acquaintances as a good and giving man. People downtown and in line...
Police chase ends in lake
UPDATE: 9 p.m. "On Thursday night, Oliver and Penticton officers were investigating a suspected stolen vehicle near Hwy 97 and Vaseaux Lake. Two...
Naramata beach cleanup
The Naramata Centre is putting out a call for volunteers to help clean up its beach. Like most properties on Okanagan Lake, the centre was affected by the high...
Guardrail does its job
A Nissan Pathfinder involved in a two vehicle collision on Friday afternoon, ended up striking the guardrail at the Haven Hill Retirement Centre in Penticton....
Missing woman sought
The Oliver RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing woman. Tracy Lynn Carrier was last seen on June 29. Carrier is 46-years-old,...
Canada Day in Oliver
Residents are invited to come together at the Oliver Community Centre July 1 to celebrate Canada 150 Canada Day. There will be a pancake breakfast, with...
Suspicious motel fire
UPDATE: 3:30 p.m. Fire Chief Larry Watkinson says investigators are looking into the cause of the fire, which has been deemed suspicious. The blaze displaced 15...
Ashton ready for opposition
Penticton MLA Dan Ashton says he is more than ready for life in the opposition benches, and says he will be keeping a close eye on government spending....
Float at your own risk
Coyote Cruises has confirmed they are postponing opening following a drowning death of a 20-year-old man in the Penticton Channel this week. The Penticton...
35 care beds announced
Interior Health is announcing 35 new residential care beds for Penticton. The beds will be provided by Good Samaritan Canada and H&H Total Care Services,...
Goat yoga offered
The latest yoga trend is coming to Penticton… yoga with goats. The GottaGoat Farm, located just outside Penticton, is teaming up with Penticton Yoga...
Elderly man pursued
UPDATE: 9:00 p.m. The pursuit of an elderly man who refused to stop for police on Highway 97 Thursday was the opposite of a high-speed chase. Cpl. Don...
Biggest Canada Day ever
Organizers are planning for a massive Canada Day celebration in Pentiction this weekend. "This is Canada's 150th birthday, so this is the largest...
Digging up buried wine
Back in 2007, the Naramata Centennial Committee partnered with the Penticton Museum to include 14 bottles of Naramata Bench wines within its time capsule at...
Fatal pedestrian collision
UPDATE: 3:45 p.m. The pedestrian who was struck and killed by a dump truck Thursday afternoon was a 51-year-old resident of Penticton. The BC Coroners Service...
Floaters back in the Channel
Following the drowning death of a 20-year-old man on Wednesday, the provincial government has released a warning asking the public to be careful around the...
Invasive plant fight returns
Crews with the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen are back at it this year, working with the Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society to control...
Reclaiming the beach
Community members joined city staff at a second major beach clean up in Penticton on Thursday. This time, the focus was on picking up debris left from the...
New police dog on duty
The Penticton RCMP is welcoming its newest member to the detachment. Harro, a two year old German Shepherd completed training in May. His handler, Cpl. Jason...
Cawston wildfire shrinks
Twenty-eight firefighters and seven support workers are still fighting a 116 hectare wildfire near Cawston. The B.C. Wildfire Service has dropped the size of...
Fundraiser for McGoran
The Penticton IGA is planning a BBQ fundraiser for the family of Jeremy McGoran. The former radio host and mental health advocate took his own life earlier this...
Vagrancy 'boiling over'
Penticton’s mayor admits the city’s challenges with vagrancy, addiction and property crime are “boiling over,” as frustrated residents...
Prolific offender back in jail
A South Okanagan man, convicted of theft and drug possession, will remain behind bars. Michael Scott Miller, 35, was sentenced to 210 days, with credit for 87...
Wife, officer take the stand
The wife of the man accused of shooting his way into a Penticton school last year testified at his trial on Wednesday. Yvon Omer Martel is facing several...
Man dies on his motorcycle
A 56-year-old Penticton man has died after a medical incident on Allendale Lake Road in Okanagan Falls on Wednesday. Emergency crews were called to the scene at...
PIB surveys walkway users
The Penticton Indian Band was set up on the channel walkway Wednesday, taking feedback and reminding users about the rules of their territory. “Everyone...
Man drowns in channel
UPDATE 5:30 p.m. The Penticton RCMP has confirmed the 20-year-old victim was pronounced deceased upon arrival at hospital. The B.C. Corners Service will...
Scottish Festival on Saturday
The annual Penticton Scottish Festival runs on Saturday in King’s Park, a full day of Celtic competition and entertainment for the whole family. The...
New wheels for OSNS
Penticton's OSNS Child and Youth Development Centre has received another boost from a local organization. The Knights of Pythias recently donated $600 to...
Wildfire 70% contained
UPDATE: 11:40 a.m. The B.C. Wildfire Service has gotten an upper hand on the wildfire burning near Cawston. Fire information officer Jody Lucius says the blaze...
Arena cheaper to renovate
The City of Penticton would have to spend $17.5M to renovate Memorial Arena to a level comparable to a new facility, but that's still less than building an...
Police seeking suspects
The Penticton RCMP is investigating the public robbery of a young man last week. On June 20 at about 11:30 p.m., a 20-year-old male reported he had been...
New SD 67 admins hired
School District 67 is announcing a number of changes to its administration team, effective Aug. 1. Nancy Lomax has been appointed the new principal of Kaleden...
Another beach cleanup
The City of Penticton is planning another community cleanup of the Okanagan Lake waterfront. With Canada Day right around the corner, the city is inviting the...
The kilt makers
Some of the most authentic kilts in all of Canada are made right here in Penticton, by a small business that ships its product around the globe. McPhail Kilt...
Store robbed at knifepoint
The Penticton RCMP is investigating an armed robbery of the Foodland grocery store on Westminster Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. Two males entered the...
Crews douse brush fire
The Penticton Fire Department made quick work of a brush fire off Max Lake Road in West Bench on Monday evening. Crews were called to the mountainside behind...
Busy weekend for RCMP
The Penticton RCMP is reporting a very busy first weekend of the summer. Police called in extra resources to handle the crowds brought in by the Peach City...
City skips local company
A local waste management company believes something stinks about the way the City of Penticton awarded the contract for the community’s residential...
Warbird circling Penticton
If you look up in the skies around Penticton this week, you might be able to spot a flying museum. A World War II B25J bomber, nicknamed the “Maid in the...
Developer runs bad ads
The developers behind a controversial 389-unit seniors development proposed for Summerland ran “misleading and unsupported” local newspaper...
City manager: this is a crisis
Penticton’s city manager is speaking out on the community’s mental health, addiction, and homelessness problems, or as he calls it, “a...
Locals sweep boat races
While the Okanagan Lake waterfront was packed all weekend for the Peach City Beach Cruise and Elvis Festival, Skaha Lake played the first Interior B.C. dragon...
Crews holding wildfire
UPDATE 11:45 A.M. The Penticton Fire Department says several staff and guests at the God’s Mountain Retreat had to be evacuated on Sunday night due to the...
Hatchery: show us details
The Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. says the developers behind a controversial 389-unit seniors development proposed for Summerland have a lot of work to...
Stolen dog found safe
UPDATE: 9:20 p.m. A happy ending to a nightmare of a weekend for a Prince George couple. Ellie-Mae, Brad and Kristy Russell's stolen three-year-old...
Rescue boats in action
Rescue boats from both the Naramata and Penticton fire departments went into action Sunday just before 2:30 p.m. after a report of a person on a jet ski in...
150 Ride Don't Hide
About 150 people took part in the Ride Don’t Hide bicycle event in Penticton on Sunday, raising over $26,000, an organizer said. The amount was well over...
Motorists stomp out fire
Quick-thinking motorists snuffed a small spot fire beside Highway 97 Friday night. Reader Brian Kerluke tells Castanet he and several others noticed a small...
Busker a big hit
A young woman from Osoyoos wowed the big crowd at the Downtown Community Market Saturday in Penticton. Kansas-Lee, 23, sat on busy Main Street playing her...
Elvis in the park
Elvis tribute artists signed autographs, took pictures with fans and performed at Okanagan Lake Park on Saturday. It was all to honour the legacy of the King of...
Kitten season is here
Summerland’s CritterAid has an abundance of kittens up for adoption right now, or need of foster homes. “Kitten season hit really late this year...
