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Penticton News

""Village by the Station’ gets a new bus

Jan 27, 2008 / 3:00 pm

A Penticton care home has a new set of wheels. Residents of ‘Village by the Station’ received a new bus earlier this week. Care aid coordinator, Jean...

Car salesman facing drug charges

Car salesman facing drug charges

Jan 27, 2008 / 12:00 pm

A Penticton man is facing drug charges after being arrested on Friday. The 55-year-old man was arrested in a hotel parking lot on Lakeshore Drive. Corporal Brad...

Two Zambonis coming to SOEC

Two Zambonis coming to SOEC

Jan 27, 2008 / 8:00 am

Even with the cold snap across the South Okanagan, workers are still plugging away at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton. General manager of the new...

Red Bridge Centennial meeting

Red Bridge Centennial meeting

Jan 26, 2008 / 1:30 pm

As Penticton hits its centennial mark, so does a significant landmark just outside of Keremeos. A meeting was held Wednesday regarding ‘the Red Bridge,’...

Crime of the week

Crime of the week

Jan 26, 2008 / 11:30 am

The police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the above person of interest in a fraud investigation. He is described as being approximately...

Penticton to build Olympic buildings

Penticton to build Olympic buildings

Jan 25, 2008 / 9:20 am

A little Olympic glory has come to the Okanagan. A Penticton modular building company, Britco, has successful negotiated a contract to construct buildings for...

Drugs & police gear seized

Drugs & police gear seized

Jan 25, 2008 / 7:00 am

Two Penticton men face a series of drug charges following a bust Wednesday. RCMP nabbed the two men, age 18 and 22, in a grocery store parking lot on Government...

Vees downsize ownership group

Vees downsize ownership group

Jan 24, 2008 / 5:00 am

The Penticton Hockey Club Ltd., the ownership group of the Valley First Vees, has approved an internal share transfer. TPHC LTD. Managing Partner, Scott Carter,...

Nude statue artist wins suit

Nude statue artist wins suit

Jan 23, 2008 / 1:00 pm

Damage done to a bronze statue will cost the City of Penticton more than $14,000. Early this week, a judge awarded $14,386 to an artist whose statue was...

Crime of the week - Penticton

Crime of the week - Penticton

Jan 22, 2008 / 3:00 pm

January 13 to January 19: On November 30, 2007 some unknown person/s stole approximately $20,000 worth of Christmas stamps from a Penticton business. Anyone...

Keremeos sewer expansion grant

Keremeos sewer expansion grant

Jan 21, 2008 / 4:30 pm

A major funding announcement was made in Keremeos Monday. As part of the B.C. Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, the federal and provincial governments...

Woman tries to sell drugs to cops

Woman tries to sell drugs to cops

Jan 21, 2008 / 8:00 am

A man and woman are facing drug charges in Penticton. Corporal Brad Myhre says a 21-year-old woman was arrested on Friday for cocaine trafficking. “She met...

Governor General to visit Osoyoos

Governor General to visit Osoyoos

Jan 20, 2008 / 3:00 pm

Some distinguished guests will be visiting the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre this week. Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor...

Brown bag lecture series starting

Brown bag lecture series starting

Jan 20, 2008 / 2:00 pm

There's a way for South Okanagan residents to feel like more a part of Penticton's centennial year. The Penticton Public Library has a lunchtime activity that's...

Funding for home support helpful

Jan 20, 2008 / 12:00 pm

Funding to train home support workers and residential care aides has been a big help to Sprott-Shaw Community College in Penticton. Director Diane Girard says...

Skaha Bluffs access secured

Skaha Bluffs access secured

Jan 20, 2008 / 5:00 am

Climbers in the South Okanagan have reason to smile. Permanent access to the Skaha Bluffs near Penticton has been secured following an intense fund raising...

Fire damages Penticton home

Fire damages Penticton home

Jan 17, 2008 / 2:00 pm

Fire at a home on McCulloch Drive in Penticton late Wednesday afternoon caused significant damage to a bedroom and smoke damage to the rest of the home....

Summerland curbside pickup closer

Summerland curbside pickup closer

Jan 17, 2008 / 9:00 am

The details are still being sorted out, but Summerland will soon have a new curbside collection service in operation. Waste collection coordinator, Beth Cavers,...

Border jumper caught in truck

Border jumper caught in truck

Jan 16, 2008 / 4:01 pm

It was an interesting case for Canadian Border Services officers at the Port of Osoyoos Monday. Communications manager for the CBSA, Paula Shore, says officers...

Summerland council issues

Summerland council issues

Jan 16, 2008 / 9:00 am

Summerland council is dealing with parking problems. Councillor Lorraine Bennest says they’ll go back to the drawing board on the issue of parking in the lane...