Penticton News
Hampers distributed in Penticton
Lots of smiling faces came out of the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre Sunday as the Salvation army distributed Christmas Hampers. Salvation Army's...
Gun threat locks down senior""s centre
RCMP attended the Penticton Seniors Center complex in response to a man possibly armed with a gun Monday morning. The man was located in the building and taken...
Teen charged in Penticton murder
A 19-year-old Penticton man has been charged with second degree murder in Saturday's stabbing death of Karl Alkier. The teen has yet to be identified. He was...
Man stabbed to death in Penticton
A 53-year-old man is dead after being stabbed at a home in Penticton on Hatfield Avenue. RCMP say they responded to a call Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. about...
Peter Bros. Contractor of the Year
Peter Bros. Construction of Penticton has won the Contractor of the Year award from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The company won for work...
School district elects new board chair
There is a new board chair for School District 67, Okanagan Skaha. Ginny Manning was voted in at Thursday's meeting and takes over from past chair Larry Little....
Salvation Army distributing hampers
There will be a long lineup at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre but it'll be well worth the wait. The Salvation Army will be distributing their...
Penticton Vees double Clippers
The Penticton Vees are just two games away from their Christmas vacations after a win on Wednesday night. The home side overcame a sloppy second period to beat...
Slippery roads cause accident
Slippery conditions played a factor in an early morning single vehicle accident on Highway 97 near the weigh scales by the Highway 3A turnoff. Kaleden Volunteer...
City of Penticton Snow Angels
With the first real snowfall of the season in the Okanagan, the City of Penticton has a program to help elders clean their sidewalks. Last winter, Council...
Fire guts truck in carport
A truck fire Friday night was put out quickly by the Penticton Fire Department. Crews arrived at Green Court to find a 1990 Chevy pickup on fire inside the...
Special needs hockey gets funding
A South Okanagan program for people with special needs is getting some provincial funding. The Local Sport Program Development Fund aims to increase...
Penticton high-rise approved
The final rezoning approval for the P2 high rise in downtown Penticton passed with flying colors. Council voted this week 6-1 in favour, with Councillor Garry...
Destination Osoyoos launches guide
Destination Osoyoos launched its 2010 Official Osoyoos Visitors Guide Friday. It was the earliest launch ever for the promotional booklet and one of the...
Federal money flowing into Okanagan
A busy day for Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Stockwell Day, who was in the South Okanagan practically giving away Federal money. Day was in Oliver Saturday morning,...
Eco-industrial park to be built in Oliver
Construction will soon begin on an environmentally-sustainable enterprise park in Oliver now that partnership funding for the project is in place, the Osoyoos...
Charity groups keeping homeless warm
The Salvation Army and the Churches in Penticton are doing their part in keeping the homeless warm. Reverend Peter from the Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church...
Part of 4-lane S""land hwy section opens
Part of the four lane portion of Highway 97 near the Summerland construction area is open. Last Friday, December 4, Arthon Construction opened the 4-lanes in...
Charity challenge tops $31,500
With the Christmas Charity Challenge one day away, the bounty for local charity has reached $31,500. With ticket sales now standing at more than 2,500 for...
Keremeos FD battle house fire
At approximately 2.20 p.m. on Wednesday December 9, Keremeos Volunteer Fire Department were paged to a structure fire on Highway 3 east of Keremeos. On arrival,...