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RDOS board meeting highlights

RDOS board meeting highlights

Sep 28, 2010 / 5:00 am

Highlights from the September 16 RDOS Board Meeting DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Development Variance Permit Applications 32234 Highway 97 – Electoral Area ‘C’ To...

Cops nab drivers with new impaired laws

Cops nab drivers with new impaired laws

Sep 27, 2010 / 4:00 pm

South Okanagan Traffic Services were out in force this weekend checking for impaired drivers. RCMP throughout the Okanagan have been very active with their road...

Incidents resolved before FD arrives

Incidents resolved before FD arrives

Sep 27, 2010 / 4:00 pm

Two incidents over the weekend where things were taken care of before the Penticton Fire Department arrived. Chief Wayne Williams says early Monday morning they...

Good turnout in advance of referendum

Good turnout in advance of referendum

Sep 27, 2010 / 12:00 pm

More than 700 people have taken advantage of advance polling opportunities in advance of Saturday's referendum in Summerland. Voters in Summerland are being...

Rumble in the valley

Rumble in the valley

Sep 26, 2010 / 9:30 am

Back in the 1960's, these car club members would have met on a Friday night on a straight stretch of highway to work out their grudges at the drop of a...

October yard waste collection dates

Sep 25, 2010 / 9:20 am

Yard waste collections occur in Okanagan Falls, Twin Lakes, Oliver, Osoyoos, Keremeos and electoral areas A, B, C, and G the week of October 4 to 8. Homes in...

Aging trees to be removed

Aging trees to be removed

Sep 23, 2010 / 10:00 am

Before the snow flies, work will start on revamping the Okanagan Lake Walkway along Lakeshore Drive in Penticton. Part of the project includes removing some of...

SOS United Way unveils 2010 goal

SOS United Way unveils 2010 goal

Sep 23, 2010 / 9:00 am

This year's campaign target for the South Okanagan-Similkameen United Way is $140,000. The figure was unveiled Wednesday morning at the kick-off breakfast at...

Council talks job cuts, rate increase

Council talks job cuts, rate increase

Sep 22, 2010 / 1:00 pm

Topics including electricity rates being increased, the loss of jobs at the Regional District and vacation rentals were discussed at the Monday meeting of...

Osoyoos Council orders review

Osoyoos Council orders review

Sep 22, 2010 / 12:00 pm

Osoyoos Council has ordered an independent review of the Town’s structure and operations to ensure that its organization, staffing and financial arrangements...

Hunting buddies reunited after search

Hunting buddies reunited after search

Sep 22, 2010 / 8:33 am

At 7:45 p.m. Monday night the RCMP called Central Okanagan Search & Rescue (COSAR) to report a missing Hunter. Two men were out hunting in the Lassie Lake area...

Man dies after crash between quad, truck

Man dies after crash between quad, truck

Sep 20, 2010 / 9:50 am

One man has died as a result of a head-on collision between a truck and a quad in the South Okanagan. The collision occurred just before 6:30 p.m. Sunday on...

Drug task force nabs repeat offender

Drug task force nabs repeat offender

Sep 18, 2010 / 9:30 am

A Summerland resident with 40 previous criminal convictions was nabbed in Penticton on Friday, September 17. Penticton Drug Task Force Corporal Brad Myhre says...

Public input sought on provincial budget

Public input sought on provincial budget

Sep 17, 2010 / 4:30 pm

Residents of Penticton will have a chance to provide input on the 2011/12 provincial budget when the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government...

Charges pending in kayak accident

Charges pending in kayak accident

Sep 16, 2010 / 2:30 pm

A West Kelowna man faces several charges in connection with a boating accident on Okanagan Lake. Penticton RCMP say the man was arrested last week after a...

Armed robbery at Penticton Shell

Armed robbery at Penticton Shell

Sep 16, 2010 / 10:00 am

RCMP in Penticton are on the lookout for a woman who held up a Penticton gas station at knife-point early Thursday morning. Police say the incident took place...

Council shutting down Oliver Taxi

Council shutting down Oliver Taxi

Sep 15, 2010 / 12:00 pm

The community of Oliver may soon find itself without taxi service. Oliver Council held a special hearing Monday night to address allegations against Oliver...

School zone drivers not slowing down

School zone drivers not slowing down

Sep 15, 2010 / 10:30 am

It's been a week since schools began, and drivers are not slowing down through school zones. The Penticton Speed Watch volunteers have been monitoring school...

Summerland voting on RCMPs future

Summerland voting on RCMP""s future

Sep 15, 2010 / 5:00 am

Summerland voters head to the polls starting Wednesday to determine whether the municipality should pay to construct a new RCMP building. The municipality would...

Bear cub evading conservation traps

Bear cub evading conservation traps

Sep 14, 2010 / 11:00 am

Conservation officers in the South Okanagan are having a hard time trapping an orphaned bear cub. The cub's mother was shot and killed last week after the...

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