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Penticton News

Car Vs. Pole

Car Vs. Pole

May 4, 2007 / 3:30 pm

A hit and run left areas of Naramata without power early Friday morning. Just before 2 a.m., a vehicle hit a utility pole along Upper Bench Road. City...

Garbage Bin Fire

Garbage Bin Fire

May 4, 2007 / 1:13 pm

Lucky timing prevented a garbage bin fire from spreading Thursday. Just before 1 a.m. a fire was reported in a garbage bin behind the Boston Pizza on Main...

Shakespeare Vs. Moms Day

Shakespeare Vs. Mom""s Day

May 4, 2007 / 12:15 pm

Shakespeare is bad for business. At least one business in downtown Summerland is upset over the town’s plans to close off part of Main Street the day before...

Affordable Housing Forum

Affordable Housing Forum

May 4, 2007 / 11:45 am

There isn’t enough affordable housing. That was the message delivered by an advocacy group in Penticton Thursday. More than 60 people came to the Trade and...

Osoyoos Supports RMTC

Osoyoos Supports RMTC

May 4, 2007 / 10:45 am

Don’t deal them out just yet. A few days after being told by the B.C. Lottery Corporation that Osoyoos isn’t large enough to support a casino, town...

Thorpe Speaks On 29%

Thorpe Speaks On 29%

May 3, 2007 / 3:30 pm

Several days after a proposed pay increase for MLA’s was announced, one MLA is speaking in favour of the possibility. MLA for the Okanagan-Westside, Rick...

Sland Mural Project

S""land Mural Project

May 3, 2007 / 3:01 pm

A splash of colour is being added to a highway overpass in Summerland. Artist Thurein Myint has been hired by the District of Summerland to add some artistic...

Foul Play Ruled Out

Foul Play Ruled Out

May 3, 2007 / 1:45 pm

Foul play has been ruled out in the case of a body found in van. The body of a man was discovered in a grey van on Solly Road in Summerland Monday morning....

Bathroom Fire

Bathroom Fire

May 3, 2007 / 1:01 pm

The Penticton Fire Department is reminding people to check their smoke detectors following a bathroom fire Wednesday. Deputy Fire Chief, Dave Spalding, says a...

Oliver Statue Defaced

Oliver Statue Defaced

May 3, 2007 / 12:30 pm

Less than a month after being set up, a statue is in need of repairs. At some point Tuesday night, someone defaced a newly-erected statue of Oliver town founder...

Citys Pearl Anniversary

City""s Pearl Anniversary

May 3, 2007 / 5:00 am

Still together after 30 years. This month marks the 30-year anniversary of Penticton’s relationship with it’s sister city, Ikeda, Japan. In 1977,...

Sland Water Interruption

S""land Water Interruption

May 2, 2007 / 4:01 pm

Some Summerland residents will experience an interruption in their water service on Thursday. Between 5 and 7:30 p.m., maintenance will be done on systems in...

Check Kids For Ticks

Check Kids For Ticks

May 2, 2007 / 3:15 pm

Parents are being warned after a Penticton girl was temporarily paralyzed after an encounter with a tick. Three-year-old Avery Schneider began having trouble...

Naramata OCP Meeting

Naramata OCP Meeting

May 2, 2007 / 1:01 pm

The public will have a chance to discuss Naramata’s official community plan. The Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen will be holding a public...

SOEC Building Delays

SOEC Building Delays

May 2, 2007 / 11:45 am

The work may have been delayed, but it shouldn’t affect the opening date for the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton. Mayor Jake Kimberley says the...

Grandfather Sentenced

Grandfather Sentenced

May 2, 2007 / 11:05 am

A Penticton grandfather has received a suspended sentence for fondling his granddaughter. The 79-year-old man, who can’t be named to protect the identity of...

Museum Getting Reptiles

Museum Getting Reptiles

May 2, 2007 / 5:00 am

The Penticton Museum and Archives is getting some new employees and they all eat bugs. Museum Curator, Peter Ord, says they are building a new permanent exhibit...

Mayor Apologizes For Smell

Mayor Apologizes For Smell

May 1, 2007 / 1:30 pm

The mayor of Keremeos is apologizing for the smell. Mayor Walter Despot says the steps taken so far to control the smell from the sewer treatment plant...

Update: Child Porn Charges

Update: Child Porn Charges

May 1, 2007 / 12:45 pm

A South Okanagan man has plead guilty to four child pornography charges. Two men were arrested in April after police raided a home in rural Oliver and found...

Jeremy Kroeker In Court

Jeremy Kroeker In Court

May 1, 2007 / 12:15 pm

The case against an accused hostage taker has been delayed. Jeremy Scott Kroeker, a Calgary resident, is facing charges including hostage taking, assault with a...

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