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Penticton News

Drug Charges Laid

Drug Charges Laid

Mar 6, 2007 / 4:04 pm

A 42-month sentence for drug charges has made South Okanagan RCMP very happy. Afshin Makeki Ighani was sentenced Monday at the Penticton court house following a...

Goose Hunter Fires Back

Goose Hunter Fires Back

Mar 6, 2007 / 2:01 pm

Dale Vidulich says he isn't a careless hunter. The outdoorsman is taking exception to comments made by an Oliver resident, who claims he is afraid to go outside...

Brew Crew Needs Help

Brew Crew Needs Help

Mar 6, 2007 / 1:01 pm

Things are starting to brew for the 12th Annual Okanagan Fest-of-Ale. Organizers are looking for volunteers to take part in this year's event which takes place...

Accident Trial Starts

Accident Trial Starts

Mar 6, 2007 / 11:01 am

A man charged in connection with a fatal motorcycle accident appeared in Penticton court Monday. Aaron Lardner is facing several charges related to the death of...

New Playground Equipment

New Playground Equipment

Mar 5, 2007 / 4:30 pm

More playgrounds for our kids. City council Monday approved a proposal by the Play Power Company to provide new playground equipment to the Carmi elementary and...

Armed Robber Sought

Armed Robber Sought

Mar 5, 2007 / 2:30 pm

RCMP are searching for an armed robber who held up a gas station in Penticton over the weekend. Just before 10 pm on Sunday, a man entered the Canadian Tire Gas...

RDOS Highlights

RDOS Highlights

Mar 5, 2007 / 1:30 pm

A comprehensive OCP and Zoning Bylaw review which began in May 2004 has resulted in the Board reading the bylaws a second time and proceeding to public hearing....

Woman Identified

Woman Identified

Mar 5, 2007 / 12:30 pm

Penticton RCMP say a woman found on the KVR trail has been identified. A woman, believed to be in her 50's, was found lying on the trail near Cambie Street...

Salvage Kelowna Bridge

Salvage Kelowna Bridge

Mar 5, 2007 / 10:30 am

A Penticton man doesn't want the Okanagan Lake Bridge flotation pontoons to be sunk. Paul Geldreich says the pontoons could be turned into a one-of-a-kind...

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Mar 5, 2007 / 5:00 am

The days are getting warmer in the South Okanagan and many businesses are starting to get ready for another busy summer season. But a challenge is facing...

Breast Cancer Fundraiser

Breast Cancer Fundraiser

Mar 4, 2007 / 5:00 am

One South Okanagan mayor is willing to go bald for a good cause. The South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation is launching a campaign called: 'Imagine the...

Two Drug Arrests

Two Drug Arrests

Mar 2, 2007 / 2:50 pm

Two Penticton men are facing drug charges. On Thursday, RCMP arrested a 38-year-old and an 18-year-old in the parking lot of a building at the corner of...

Hit And Run Driver Arrested

Hit And Run Driver Arrested

Mar 2, 2007 / 12:45 pm

The man who is accused of running over Leonard Silvius has been arrested. Silvius, a resident of Naramata, was heading into the Pasta Factory on Martin Street...

Car Thief Sought

Car Thief Sought

Mar 2, 2007 / 11:45 am

They have one and are looking for the other. Princeton RCMP are looking for a car thief. The theft happened on February 18 in front of the Princeton Arena,...

Crime Of The Week

Crime Of The Week

Mar 2, 2007 / 9:00 am

February 25 to March 3: On the afternoon of February 23, a residence in the Meadow Valley/Faulder area was broken into with jewellery and personal papers...

Pen-Hi Gym Deadline

Pen-Hi Gym Deadline

Mar 1, 2007 / 2:30 pm

A deadline to save the Penticton Secondary School Auditorium is getting closer. The Okanagan Skaha school board will accept plans from local organizations to...

Crime Stoppers Fundraiser

Crime Stoppers Fundraiser

Mar 1, 2007 / 1:30 pm

A fundraising effort by the South Okanagan Similkameen Crime Stoppers organization has started in Penticton. Canvassers will be going door to door to raise...

New Summerland Park

New Summerland Park

Mar 1, 2007 / 12:45 pm

Four Summerland homes are on the chopping block to make room for a new park. The homes, located on Lakeshore Drive, will be torn down this fall giving renters...

Ellis Found Not Guilty

Ellis Found Not Guilty

Mar 1, 2007 / 11:29 am

A 'not guilty' verdict has left many Osoyoos residents shaking their heads. Michael Ellis of Osoyoos was arrested in July 2006 after allegedly causing a police...

Winds Being Studied

Winds Being Studied

Feb 28, 2007 / 3:30 pm

Okanagan winds could be a source of electricity for B.C. A Norwegian firm, Fred Olsen and Co., has received permission from the provincial government to study...

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