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Straw-free for environment

Straw-free for environment

Mar 20, 2018 / 12:40 pm

In a push to inspire Penticton to be more environmentally-friendly, the Barley Mill Pub will no longer be using straws. Kori Wyburn, marketing and events...

Sicamous pier taking shape

Sicamous pier taking shape

Mar 20, 2018 / 12:17 pm

The S.S. Sicamous wharf project is beginning to take shape on the Okanagan Lake waterfront. Volunteers are constructing a new entrance for the historic...

Dream come true on ski hill

Dream come true on ski hill

Mount Baldy Mar 20, 2018 / 11:35 am

A quadriplegic student at OK Falls Elementary School with cerebral palsy had her "dream come true" earlier this month when she took part in a ski trip...

Dirty books for sale

Dirty books for sale

Mar 20, 2018 / 5:00 am

The Penticton Library is having a dirty book sale, but it might not be what you think. The library uses the sales, which they always do at least once a year,...

Watch your water use: City

Watch your water use: City

Mar 20, 2018 / 5:00 am

The City of Penticton has asked residents to watch their water use at home during the connection of a new water supply pipe, starting next week. Though they do...

A pop-up wedding?

A pop-up wedding?

Mar 19, 2018 / 7:00 pm

A pop-up wedding, drag performers and live music — and that's just a taste of the lineup. It's called Ipseity, and it's the opening party for...

Cannings to talk cannabis

Cannings to talk cannabis

Mar 19, 2018 / 5:40 pm

South Okanagan-West Kootenay MP Richard Cannings will be speaking at a town hall meeting on marijuana legalization. The Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of...

Gun smuggler sentenced

Gun smuggler sentenced

Mar 19, 2018 / 4:50 pm

A First Nations man caught at the Osoyoos border crossing with two undeclared handguns last year will spend 477 more days in jail for his crime. Alex Louie,...

Makers market coming back

Makers market coming back

Mar 19, 2018 / 12:44 pm

The Okanagan Makers Christmas Craft fair in December has proven a success for the last four years, so the organizers are breaking into springtime. The first...

Fest of Ale tickets going fast

Fest of Ale tickets going fast

Mar 19, 2018 / 12:37 pm

For the 23rd straight year, patrons will be toasting craft beer from BC and beyond at the Okanagan Fest of Ale. On April 13 and 14, over 175 craft beers, cask...

Tougher vacay rental rules

Tougher vacay rental rules

Mar 18, 2018 / 5:00 am

With a growing and complex market of vacation rentals, Penticton city staff are recommending bylaw amendments to better manage those rentals. In a report...

Fire crews brushing up skill

Fire crews brushing up skill

Mar 17, 2018 / 7:20 pm

Fire crews in Penticton were out on Saturday doing rapid intervention training at the Penticton Lakeside Resort. Rapid intervention teams are teams of...

Opening fosters job growth

Opening fosters job growth

Oliver Mar 17, 2018 / 5:30 pm

Dozens of people came out on Saturday for the grand opening of a Tim Hortons on Osoyoos Indian Band land near Oliver, celebrating the new facility and the job...

CSSHL noticeable in town

CSSHL noticeable in town

Mar 17, 2018 / 5:00 am

An influx of athletes, families and hockey personnel in Penticton for a significant hockey tournament has been noticeable around town. About 1,300 student...

Win shopping downtown

Win shopping downtown

Mar 17, 2018 / 5:00 am

The Downtown Penticton Association is joining forces with Castanet to encourage residents to shop downtown while revitalization work takes place on the 300...

Have coffee with a cop

Have coffee with a cop

Mar 17, 2018 / 5:00 am

The Penticton RCMP is inviting you to coffee. The public is asked to come out to the Nest and Nectar on March 22 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to meet and engage with...

Wanted man nabbed

Wanted man nabbed

Oliver Mar 16, 2018 / 6:45 pm

A 32-year-old man with a Canada-wide warrant out for his arrest is now in police custody after he was found on an Oliver property with stolen items, including a...

24-hour paddle for cancer

24-hour paddle for cancer

Mar 16, 2018 / 5:22 pm

A firefighter with the Penticton Fire Department is participating in a 24-hour event this spring, raising money for families battling cancer. Issy Venables is...

Pitching the Dragon's Den

Pitching the Dragon's Den

Mar 16, 2018 / 2:42 pm

A Penticton-based business will be venturing into the den next month. WineCrush is heading to Toronto at the end of April to participate in an episode of...

Brett Kissel hits OK Lake

Brett Kissel hits OK Lake

Mar 16, 2018 / 12:34 pm

Canadian country music star Brett Kissel had some fun in Okanagan Lake in Penticton for a good cause — ahead of his concert in town on Friday night....