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Penticton News

Check Kids For Ticks

Check Kids For Ticks

May 2, 2007 / 3:15 pm

Parents are being warned after a Penticton girl was temporarily paralyzed after an encounter with a tick. Three-year-old Avery Schneider began having trouble...

Naramata OCP Meeting

Naramata OCP Meeting

May 2, 2007 / 1:01 pm

The public will have a chance to discuss Naramata’s official community plan. The Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen will be holding a public...

SOEC Building Delays

SOEC Building Delays

May 2, 2007 / 11:45 am

The work may have been delayed, but it shouldn’t affect the opening date for the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton. Mayor Jake Kimberley says the...

Grandfather Sentenced

Grandfather Sentenced

May 2, 2007 / 11:05 am

A Penticton grandfather has received a suspended sentence for fondling his granddaughter. The 79-year-old man, who can’t be named to protect the identity of...

Museum Getting Reptiles

Museum Getting Reptiles

May 2, 2007 / 5:00 am

The Penticton Museum and Archives is getting some new employees and they all eat bugs. Museum Curator, Peter Ord, says they are building a new permanent exhibit...

Mayor Apologizes For Smell

Mayor Apologizes For Smell

May 1, 2007 / 1:30 pm

The mayor of Keremeos is apologizing for the smell. Mayor Walter Despot says the steps taken so far to control the smell from the sewer treatment plant...

Update: Child Porn Charges

Update: Child Porn Charges

May 1, 2007 / 12:45 pm

A South Okanagan man has plead guilty to four child pornography charges. Two men were arrested in April after police raided a home in rural Oliver and found...

Jeremy Kroeker In Court

Jeremy Kroeker In Court

May 1, 2007 / 12:15 pm

The case against an accused hostage taker has been delayed. Jeremy Scott Kroeker, a Calgary resident, is facing charges including hostage taking, assault with a...

Osoyoos Straw Houses

Osoyoos Straw Houses

May 1, 2007 / 10:20 am

Huffing and puffing won’t blow these buildings down. A new Osoyoos-based building company is using straw as their primary material for new homes. Balebuild...

Teen Idol Top 10

Teen Idol Top 10

May 1, 2007 / 5:00 am

The top 10 have been selected and now it’s up to Penticton residents to pick the winner. The fifth annual Penticton Teen Idol Competition is underway and the...

Body Found In Sland

Body Found In S""land

Apr 30, 2007 / 3:39 pm

RCMP responded to a sudden death in Summerland Monday morning. Just after 10:30 a person was found dead in a van parked on the side of Solly Road. The case is...

Oliver Water Tax Increase

Oliver Water Tax Increase

Apr 30, 2007 / 1:49 pm

Oliver residents will be paying more for their water and sewer services this year. The town’s finance director, Debi McGinn, has presented council with the...

PIB Bus Fire

PIB Bus Fire

Apr 30, 2007 / 12:01 pm

It could have exploded. A bus went up in flames early Monday morning and fire officials say a full propane tank on board could have caused serious damage. Just...

Monia Mazigh Speaks

Monia Mazigh Speaks

Apr 30, 2007 / 10:45 am

Students in Penticton will have an unique chance this week. Monia Mazigh, the wife of Maher Arar, will speak to Pen-Hi students about her experiences trying to...

Sland Water Advisory

S""land Water Advisory

Apr 30, 2007 / 10:40 am

A water quality advisory has been issued for users of the Garnett Valley Water System in Summerland. The advisory includes residents of Gallagher Street,...

Youth Week Events

Youth Week Events

Apr 29, 2007 / 5:00 am

Youth in Penticton are in for a fun week. Starting April 28 a full week’s worth of fun, affordable events have been planned for area youth by the City’s...

Arrested But Not Charged

Arrested But Not Charged

Apr 27, 2007 / 3:01 pm

They aren’t facing charges, but they do need a new ride. At about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Summerland RCMP searched a vehicle in the 14000 block of Rosedale Avenue....

RDOS Burning Reminder

RDOS Burning Reminder

Apr 27, 2007 / 2:45 pm

The Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen is reminding property owners that open air burning season ended April 15. Residents in fire protection areas of...

Canada Post Break-In

Canada Post Break-In

Apr 27, 2007 / 2:30 pm

They broke in, but they didn’t take much. The Canada Post building on Industrial Avenue in Penticton was broken into this week. Spokesperson for Canada Post,...

S. Main Sewer Upgrade

S. Main Sewer Upgrade

Apr 27, 2007 / 11:01 am

A large townhouse development on Penticton’s South Main Street will be getting sewer upgrades. City council has voted in favour of spending more than $462,000...

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