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Penticton News

Highway blasting making progress

Nov 9, 2008 / 10:00 am

The mountain is being moved, bit by bit. Blasting is continuing to bring down an unstable rock face on Highway 97 near Summerland which has keep part of the...

Osoyoos Canal Trail expansion

Osoyoos Canal Trail expansion

Nov 8, 2008 / 11:45 am

A major expansion of a popular South Okanagan trail was opened this week. The Osoyoos Canal Trail now has seven more kilometres running north along Highway 3,...

Support the Dream gala

Support the Dream gala

Nov 8, 2008 / 7:00 am

Local athletes need your support. The second annual Supporting the Dream Gala is scheduled to take place in the Okanagan this Saturday in support of local...

Water taxis cancelled for the day

Water taxis cancelled for the day

Nov 6, 2008 / 4:28 pm

High winds has forced the cancellation of the water taxi service between Peachland and Summerland for the balance of Thursday. The service, made necessary due...

Daily commuter flights fill fast

Daily commuter flights fill fast

Nov 6, 2008 / 2:00 pm

Pacific Coastal Airlines is now offering flights to Kelowna from Penticton. The flights started Wednesday morning and marketing manager, Jim Anderson, says you...

Obama can learn from us: Day

Obama can learn from us: Day

Nov 6, 2008 / 10:45 am

International Trade Minister Stockwell Day says he hopes President-elect Barack Obama can learn a thing or two from Canada. The Okanagan-Coquihalla MP says the...

High winds cancel water taxi service

High winds cancel water taxi service

Nov 6, 2008 / 9:29 am

Mother nature has once again interrupted the water taxi service on Okanagan Lake. Jeff Knight of the Ministry of Transportation says the service between...

Search for pilot continues

Search for pilot continues

Nov 6, 2008 / 5:00 am

They haven’t given up the search. More than a year after he was reported missing, family members are still searching for Ron Boychuk. Boychuk, a pilot, was...

Husband, wife facing drug charges

Husband, wife facing drug charges

Nov 5, 2008 / 2:00 pm

Two South Okanagan residents are facing charges of drug trafficking. Penticton RCMP executed a search warrant on a home on Highway 97 near Kaleden on October...

Penticton water rates increasing

Penticton water rates increasing

Nov 5, 2008 / 12:11 pm

Water rates are going up in Penticton. City Council awarded a $9 million contract Monday to Greyback Construction to expand the city’s water treatment plant....

Teen lost in woods found safe

Nov 5, 2008 / 11:21 am

A young man from Keremeos lost his way in the woods while hunting with his father Tuesday night. The 16-year-old got lost on trails that were being covered by a...

Slope blasting showing promise

Slope blasting showing promise

Nov 5, 2008 / 8:00 am

Officials say they're making progress in an attempt to reopen Highway 97 north of Summerland. The highway has been closed since October 23 due to a unstable...

RDOS activates Emergency Centre

RDOS activates Emergency Centre

Nov 4, 2008 / 5:00 pm

A precautionary measure has been taken in case the mountain comes down. The Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen has activated their Emergency...

Tomahawk, knife used in robbery

Nov 4, 2008 / 2:39 pm

An overnight robbery involving a tomahawk is being investigated in the South Okanagan. Penticton RCMP are looking for information about the robbery which...

Fire department told to leave scene

Nov 3, 2008 / 3:00 pm

It isn’t often that the fire department is told to leave the scene of a fire, but that’s what happened over the weekend. The Penticton Indian Band volunteer...

Strong start for S. OK children

Strong start for S. OK children

Nov 2, 2008 / 11:00 am

Children in the Okanagan Similkameen will be getting a strong start in life. Earlier this week, Okanagan-Westside MLA Rick Thorpe spoke at the official opening...

Mayor tests roads near Summerland

Mayor tests roads near Summerland

Nov 1, 2008 / 3:30 pm

A South Okanagan mayor has been testing the roads. Summerland mayor, David Gregory, says since Tuesday Summerland Municipal staff have been exploring alternate...

Funding for Summerland bike lanes

Funding for Summerland bike lanes

Nov 1, 2008 / 7:06 am

Biking through Summerland just got safer. The provincial government has given more than $105,000 in funding to improve bike lanes on peach Orchard Road in...

Kelowna-Penticton shuttle announced

Kelowna-Penticton shuttle announced

Oct 31, 2008 / 1:00 pm

Starting Saturday morning, water taxi and ground shuttle service will be available to transport people who are affected by the road closure on Highway 97,...

Water taxis to the rescue

Water taxis to the rescue

Oct 30, 2008 / 2:00 pm

More relief is on the way for beleaguered Okanagan residents impacted by the closure of Highway 97 just north of Summerland. The provincial government will...

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