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Penticton News

Paul Sentencing On Wed.

Paul Sentencing On Wed.

Apr 3, 2007 / 4:01 pm

Dustin Paul will receive his sentence Wednesday morning. Justice Duncan Shaw told those gathered at the Penticton Courthouse Tuesday afternoon that he wants to...

Dustin Paul Sentencing

Dustin Paul Sentencing

Apr 3, 2007 / 1:00 pm

It was a full house at the Penticton Provincial Courthouse Tuesday as sentencing got underway for accused murderer Dustin Paul. Paul was found guilty in...

Area D Sewer Study

Area D Sewer Study

Apr 3, 2007 / 9:26 am

A consult has been hired to conduct a study for Area D residents. Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen Area D Director, Bill Schwarz, says a...

Yard Waste Collection Dates

Yard Waste Collection Dates

Apr 3, 2007 / 5:00 am

The Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen has announced the yard waste pickup dates for 2007. Pick up in Penticton, Naramata, Kaledeen, West Bench and...

Utility Rate Increase

Utility Rate Increase

Apr 2, 2007 / 3:45 pm

Your electricity bill is going up. Penticton city council adopted a bylaw Monday to pass a rate increase from Fortis B.C. onto local utility consumers. City...

Border Jumpers Caught

Border Jumpers Caught

Apr 2, 2007 / 3:31 pm

Six people have been arrested after trying to jump the border near Oroville. Border officials from the United States and Canada arrested five South Koreans and...

Wild Ride Leads To Arrests

Wild Ride Leads To Arrests

Apr 2, 2007 / 2:30 pm

Two people were arrested over the weekend after leading police on a wild chase through the South Okanagan. It started in Oliver Friday evening after RCMP...

Ok Falls Ball Park

Ok Falls Ball Park

Apr 2, 2007 / 12:30 pm

Play ball! Residents in Okanagan Falls will be able to say that this summer after work started on a community sports field complex near Cedar Street. The sports...

Vipers Sting Vees

Vipers Sting Vees

Apr 2, 2007 / 5:00 am

On April Fool's Day, the joke ended up on the Penticton Vees. The Vees suffered their worst defeat of the season at the worst possible time Sunday, falling 8-0...

No Bunnies For Easter

No Bunnies For Easter

Apr 2, 2007 / 5:00 am

They may be cute, but they aren’t a good gift. With Easter just around the corner, some might be considering giving a bunny to a loved one. Manager of the...

Vipers Grab Series Lead

Vipers Grab Series Lead

Apr 1, 2007 / 5:00 am

The Vernon Vipers jumped out to a 3-0 lead then held on for a 3-2 victory on the Penticton Vees and a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Interior Conference final...

City Hall Getting Taller

City Hall Getting Taller

Apr 1, 2007 / 5:00 am

Penticton’s City Hall is embracing the idea of densification. Mayor Jake Kimberley has announced construction will start soon on an expansion of the Main...

No To Apex Referendum

No To Apex Referendum

Mar 31, 2007 / 10:57 pm

Apex Mountain Resort residents have said no to the establishment of a volunteer fire department. Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen Returning...

Vees Honoured

Vees Honoured

Mar 31, 2007 / 11:36 am

Five members of the Penticton Vees were honoured by the BC Hockey League Friday, as the league announced its major award winners. Goaltender Corey Milan was...

New OK College Campus

New OK College Campus

Mar 30, 2007 / 2:01 pm

It was a full house at the opening of the newest Okanagan College campus Friday. Special guests included MLA Bill Barisoff and Councillor Rory McIvor, who came...

Land Donation Saves Tree

Land Donation Saves Tree

Mar 30, 2007 / 12:45 pm

The home of Canada’s second largest tree will remain intact. A 171-foot-tall larch tree lives on a piece of land near Osoyoos. It's just six inches shorter...

New Museum Exhibit

New Museum Exhibit

Mar 30, 2007 / 12:30 pm

A new art exhibit in Penticton will bring together several groups to celebrate culture. “Snkwancin: Songs of the Sylix,” is being put together by the...

Vees Game Series Tied

Vees Game Series Tied

Mar 30, 2007 / 11:25 am

They didn’t lose easily. The Penticton Vees were defeated 3-2 by the Vernon Vipers in Thursday night’s second game of the Interior Conference Championship....

Labour Shortage Discussion

Labour Shortage Discussion

Mar 30, 2007 / 5:00 am

So many jobs, so few workers. The local labour shortage will be up for discussion Friday in Penticton. A forum titled “Seeking Solutions, Meeting South...

More Policing Dollars: Mayor

More Policing Dollars: Mayor

Mar 29, 2007 / 3:01 pm

Penticton’s mayor wants the province to pay more of the city’s policing bill. Jake Kimberley and Director of Corporate Services, Jack Kler, met with over 90...

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