Penticton News
Princeton Fire Command
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Car Crash
Two people are in hospital following a car crash on Wednesday afternoon. Around 1:30 PM a car hit a truck at the intersection of Huth and Aitkinson in...
Scotia Bank Robbed
A robbery took place at a Penticton bank on Tuesday morning. Around 12:00 PM a man entered the Scotia Bank on Main Street and handed a teller a note demanding...
Hospital Murder Suicide
A double tragedy took place at the Penticton Regional Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Just after 1 pm, a 77-year-old man entered the respiratory unit on the...
School Mould
Maybe it could be used in health class. Mould has forced students at Okanagan College to go elsewhere for their education. The Penticton campus has had to...
Ironman Winners
The top ten men were: Jasper Blake with a time of 8:33:58 Courtney Ogden with a time of 8:47:46 Gordo Byrn with a time of 8:51:23 Kyle Marcotte with a time of...
Nun In The Run
Like many Ironman athletes here in Penticton, Madonna Buder will be saying a prayer before Sunday's race. The difference is, she has more experience with...
Ironman And Local Business
The racers are coming and they are bringing their wallets. The businesses of Penticton look forward to the Ironman week all year. Lorraine Renyard, Manager of...