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Penticton News

Tatoosh Fire Growing

Tatoosh Fire Growing

Sep 5, 2006 / 5:34 pm

The Tatoosh fire has grown since this morning. BC Forest Service Fire Information Officer Jeff Moore says the blaze has gotten bigger, but an accurate number...

Tripod Fire Update

Tripod Fire Update

Sep 5, 2006 / 5:30 pm

Forest Service officials are monitoring the U.S. Tripod Complex fire estimated at 62,255 hectares and 56% containment. The fire started on July 24, 2006 by...

SLand Habitat Home

S""Land Habitat Home

Sep 5, 2006 / 1:27 pm

There's no place like home. Habitat for Humanity has broken ground on it's first home in the South Okanagan. The South Okanagan chapter of Habitat for Humanity...

Tatoosh Fire Update

Tatoosh Fire Update

Sep 5, 2006 / 11:29 am

Smoke is hampering the fire fighting effort at the Tatoosh fire. BC Forest Service Fire Information Officer Jeff Moore says the smoke is making things much more...

Back To School

Back To School

Sep 5, 2006 / 9:30 am

School's back in session. Students in the Okanagan-Skaha School District are returning to class today. Motorists in Penticton are reminded to go slow through...

Evacuations Not Contemplated

Evacuations Not Contemplated

Sep 4, 2006 / 5:34 pm

The winds for the Tatoosh Fire are expected to start blowing south tonight, clearing the smoke and allowing fire crews to evaluate the fire's progress Monday....

Smoke Challenges Crews

Smoke Challenges Crews

Sep 4, 2006 / 4:21 pm

Provided By the BC Forest Service Fire crews are being challenged by heavy smoke from the Tatoosh Fire which crossed into Canada from the United States...

Princeton Fire Command

Princeton Fire Command

Sep 4, 2006 / 8:14 am

As a precautionary measure, the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen is opening a Level 1 Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in Princeton. This level of...

Evacuations Possible

Evacuations Possible

Sep 4, 2006 / 6:20 am

A massive U.S. forest fire crossed into B.C. south of Princeton late Sunday afternoon allowing Canadian firefighters to begin work to manage the blaze, and...

Fire Crosses Border

Fire Crosses Border

Sep 4, 2006 / 2:00 am

provided by the US Forest Service The Tatoosh Fire is burning in the Pasayten Wilderness. Extensive and explosive crowning was observed Sunday with spotting. A...

Fire Closes Pasayten  FSR

Fire Closes Pasayten FSR

Sep 3, 2006 / 8:08 pm

BC Forest Service News Release Until further notice, the Pasayten River Forest Service Road and all side roads south of Highway 3 have been designated as...

US Border Fire Update

US Border Fire Update

Sep 3, 2006 / 12:00 pm

BC Forest Service News Release Warm, windy and dry conditions have caused growth on the Tatoosh Complex fire burning in the U.S. Pasayten Wilderness. The fire...

No Side To SOEC

No Side To SOEC

Sep 1, 2006 / 2:37 pm

The 'no' side to the South Okanagan Events Centre has named their representatives. James Ludvigson, Zoe Magnus and Gerry Gilligan are the spokespersons for 'The...

Dry Summer

Dry Summer

Sep 1, 2006 / 1:48 pm

It's been a dry summer. Ross Klock of Environment Canada says Penticton has received well below the average amount of rain it normally does in August. "We have...

Beach Dispute

Beach Dispute

Sep 1, 2006 / 11:42 am

A four year dispute over beach access is one step closer to being resolved. Two campgrounds in Osoyoos have been fighting over beach access on Osoyoos Lake for...

Tough SOEC Questions

Tough SOEC Questions

Aug 31, 2006 / 3:24 pm

Not everyone is excited about the proposed South Okanagan Events Centre. A group called 'The Coalition for an Affordable Public Events Centre' is holding a...

New Pen-High Work Started

New Pen-High Work Started

Aug 31, 2006 / 1:26 pm

A new school year, a new school. Work has begun on the first phase of the new Penticton Secondary School. On Wednesday, members of the Okanagan-Skaha School...

Natural Gas Leak

Natural Gas Leak

Aug 31, 2006 / 11:27 am

A gas leak forced the evacuation of several homes in Penticton Thursday morning. Around 10 o'clock, Luis Chaves was digging some holes behind a residence on...

KVR Filmed For TV

KVR Filmed For TV

Aug 31, 2006 / 5:00 am

The Kettle Valley Railway (KVR) is ready for it's close-up. A film crew from PBS rode the KVR in Summerland over the weekend to gather footage for an upcoming...

Murder/Suicide Update

Murder/Suicide Update

Aug 30, 2006 / 4:07 pm

The names of the couple that died at the Penticton Regional Hospital have been released. John McCadden, 77, and his 80-year-old wife Lorna McCadden, died in a...

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