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Penticton News

Hampers distributed in Penticton

Hampers distributed in Penticton

Dec 22, 2009 / 8:00 am

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 seniors centre

Gun threat locks down senior""s centre

Dec 21, 2009 / 4:30 pm

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

Teen charged in Penticton murder

Dec 21, 2009 / 11:32 am

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

Man stabbed to death in Penticton

Dec 20, 2009 / 2:10 pm

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. Contractor of the Year

Dec 20, 2009 / 12:00 pm

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

School district elects new board chair

Dec 19, 2009 / 12:00 pm

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

Salvation Army distributing hampers

Dec 18, 2009 / 10:09 am

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

Dec 17, 2009 / 6:23 am

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 roads cause accident

Dec 16, 2009 / 10:30 am

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

City of Penticton Snow Angels

Dec 15, 2009 / 10:30 am

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

Fire guts truck in carport

Dec 14, 2009 / 11:30 am

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

Special needs hockey gets funding

Dec 14, 2009 / 10:28 am

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

Penticton high-rise approved

Dec 13, 2009 / 11:00 am

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 launches guide

Dec 13, 2009 / 7:00 am

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

Dec 12, 2009 / 2:30 pm

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

Eco-industrial park to be built in Oliver

Dec 12, 2009 / 2:00 pm

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

Dec 12, 2009 / 11:00 am

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 Sland hwy section opens

Part of 4-lane S""land hwy section opens

Dec 12, 2009 / 10:00 am

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

Charity challenge tops $31,500

Dec 12, 2009 / 9:00 am

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

Keremeos FD battle house fire

Dec 10, 2009 / 11:00 am

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,...

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