Penticton News
RDOS Board Highlights
Hi-lights for the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen Rural Board Meeting of August 3rd, 2006. OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW AND ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT...
Penticton Suspicious Death
On August 4th, at approximately 8:00 A.M., Penticton RCMP responded to a call at the Bel Air Apartments at 939 Fairview Road, Penticton. They found a resident,...
Penticton On Most Wanted
A U.S. fugitive last spotted in Penticton will be featured on America's Most Wanted this weekend. Richard Lee McNair escaped from a Federal Penitentiary in...
Africa-Bound Drill
Orley Campbell knows drills. The Summerland resident has spent the last six months building a drill for a very good cause. When it is finished, it will be sent...
Lifeguard Competition
The 4th annual Ironguard Lifeguard Competition takes place this Saturday, August 5 at the Penticton Aquatics Department. Teams of four will compete in four...
Miss Bikini And Mr. Muscles
It'll be bikinis and muscles as far as the eye can see this weekend in Penticton. The 24th annual Mr. Muscles and Miss Bikini contest will take place this...
Woman Hit By Truck
A woman has been hit by a truck on Martin Street in Penticton. The woman, believed to be in her 40's, was crossing Martin Street near Westminster Avenue when...
Car In Lake--Update
More information has been released regarding the car that ended up in Okanagan Lake yesterday morning. A 45-year-old female from Penticton was driving north...
Naramata Centre Swim
Staff at the Naramata Centre are taking the plunge. 15 staff members are planning to swim across Okanagan Lake on Saturday August 5 to raise money and awareness...
Car in Lake
A car has ended up in the lake just north of Penticton. Around 10 AM Wednesday a single car entered Okanagan Lake about 2 km north of the city on Highway 97. It...
SOEC Questions Approved
City Council has adopted the final wording for the two referendum questions that will soon be facing Penticton residents. On September 16, voters will take to...
Axe Investigation On-Going
Penticton RCMP have yet to lay charges in connection with the incident at Okanagan Provincial Campground that sent two people to hospital. On Monday morning, an...
Lakeshore Drive Stabbing
Penticton RCMP are investigating a stabbing incident. On Saturday, July 29 a young man was stabbed on Lakeshore Drive near Martin and Winnipeg streets. Around 3...
Property Tax Deadline
The 4 PM Monday deadline to pay property taxes in Penticton had people lining up at City Hall. City Hall officials say that people have been coming in large...
Campground Axe Assault
An altercation at a campground has sent two people to the hospital. Just before 1 am on Monday morning, an assault involving an axe was reported at the Okanagan...
Olalla MVA Fatality IDed
The name of the deceased driver in Saturday's single motor vehicle accident near Olalla has been identified. Around 6:00 AM a 1997 Honda Civic containing two...
McPherson Apartment Fire
A fire broke out in a residential building in Penticton on Saturday evening. The fire started around 5:30 pm at a building on McPherson Place, near Penticton...
Olalla MVA Fatality
At approximately 6:00 AM on July 29th, 2006, a 1997 Honda Civic containing two persons left the roadway a short distance north of Olalla. Olalla is on Highway...
RDOS Local Calling Area?
A local calling area could be in the works for residents and businesses within the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS). Area directors are trying...
Two Car Crash
A two car MVA is slowing down traffic on Government Street near Okanagan Avenue in Penticton. The crash involved a beige car and a grey-blue mini-van. It...