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Penticton News

Virus Outbreak in SLand

Virus Outbreak in S""Land

Nov 24, 2006 / 10:20 am

An outbreak of an unknown virus has partially closed the Summerland Seniors Village. On Wednesday, several residents became sick with a gastro-intestinal virus...

Car In Creek

Car In Creek

Nov 24, 2006 / 10:17 am

Police say alcohol may be a factor in an accident that occurred when a car hit a bridge. It happened on Wednesday just before 6 p.m. on Green Mountain Road in...

Library Staff Joins Union

Library Staff Joins Union

Nov 23, 2006 / 2:28 pm

The library has joined the union. Early this week, workers at the Penticton public library voted 12-2 in favour of joining the Canadian Union of Public...

Local Business Conned

Local Business Conned

Nov 23, 2006 / 12:49 pm

A local business is issuing a warning after being conned. Whole Foods Market in Penticton lost more than $150 on November 13 to a con man with a sad story. "He...

Princeton Protest

Princeton Protest

Nov 23, 2006 / 11:53 am

They're taking their protest on the road. Some residents of Princeton will be driving a bus to the office of Environment Minister Barry Penner in Chilliwack....

Motel Drug Bust

Motel Drug Bust

Nov 23, 2006 / 11:02 am

A drug bust in Penticton has resulted in the arrest of five people, most of them women. It happened on Wednesday when the RCMP drug squad executed a search...

Zero Crash Month Results

Zero Crash Month Results

Nov 22, 2006 / 4:01 pm

Vernon has won. Penticton city council challenged Vernon during ICBC's Zero Crash Month which took place in October. ICBC spokesperson, Ryan Detwiller, says the...

Chimney Fire Safety Tips

Chimney Fire Safety Tips

Nov 22, 2006 / 2:46 pm

That fireplace you rely on for heat can also be dangerous. Penticton's Deputy Fire Chief, Dave Spalding, says this is the time of year chimney fires happen. "We...

Oliver Wine Village

Oliver Wine Village

Nov 22, 2006 / 11:29 am

A partnership between the Town of Oliver and the Co-operators Development Corporation Limited (CDCL) has been reached to develop the Wine Village in Oliver's...

Teenager Sentenced

Teenager Sentenced

Nov 22, 2006 / 10:56 am

A Penticton teenager has received his punishment for his part in a brawl that resulted in five people being stabbed. The accused was 17 when he took part in a...

Psychiatrist Gets More Time

Psychiatrist Gets More Time

Nov 22, 2006 / 10:53 am

A former Penticton psychiatrist has been given an additional jail sentence. Larry Anderson is currently serving an 18-month sentence on charges of sexual and...

Statue Trial Delayed

Statue Trial Delayed

Nov 21, 2006 / 2:01 pm

Another delay for the naked statue. Sculptor Michael Hermesh, creator of Frank the Naked Baggage Handler, is suing the City of Penticton. Hermesh is seeking...

Possible Bluffs Access

Possible Bluffs Access

Nov 21, 2006 / 11:01 am

A local developer is asking for the city's help in providing public access to the Skaha Bluffs. John Skinner of Penticton says he'd like council's help with the...

Deportation Protested

Deportation Protested

Nov 20, 2006 / 3:17 pm

For three-year-old Anderson Melgar, it was just a chance to blow some bubbles on a nice day. For his parents, German and Santos Molina, it was a last plea to...

Proposed Helmet Bylaw

Proposed Helmet Bylaw

Nov 20, 2006 / 1:34 pm

City Council wants kids to use their heads. A bylaw has been proposed to make helmet use mandatory at the Penticton Youth Skate Park, however, a staffing...

Trailer Fire

Trailer Fire

Nov 17, 2006 / 3:01 pm

Fire broke out in a trailer on Forsyth Drive in Penticton Friday afternoon. Smoke from the fire was visible for kilometres and while the exact extent of damages...

Pentictons New Plan

Penticton""s New Plan

Nov 17, 2006 / 12:38 pm

Penticton has a new plan. A new five-year destination marketing strategy for the city was unveiled this week to City Council and local tourism industry...

United Way Auction Results

United Way Auction Results

Nov 17, 2006 / 11:21 am

Going once, going twice, sold! The Penticton United Way's third annual fund raising radio auction has raised more than $11,000 for local charities. Dozens of...

Crime Of The Week

Crime Of The Week

Nov 17, 2006 / 9:00 am

November 12th, 2006 to November 18th, 2006 At approximately 8:00PM on September 11th, 2006 two East Indian males were doing renovations at the Sheilings Motel...

Man Steals Bait Car

Man Steals Bait Car

Nov 16, 2006 / 3:03 pm

A Penticton man is making news in Kelowna after being caught stealing a bait car. The 46-year-old Penticton man has become the seventh person caught by...

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