Penticton News
""Village by the Station’ gets a new bus
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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...