Penticton News
SOEC Approved
The results are in. With a vote of 80.3%, Penticton residents have voted in favour of the South Okanagan Events Centre. Over 8,500 people voted in Saturday's...
SOEC Voting Underway
Voting in the South Okanagan Events Centre referendum is underway. Residents have been casting their ballots at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre since...
Princeton EOC Closes
The RDOS Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) set up to coordinate responses to the Tatoosh / Border Lake and Tripod Fires closed effective 12:00 p.m. today....
Support For SOEC
We aren't all against the South Okanagan Events Centre. That's the message a group of unionized city workers in Penticton is getting out to the public by...
Swiss Team At SOEC
It hasn't even been built and already people are lining up to get in. Another big name in professional hockey has expressed interest in using the South Okanagan...
Two Car Crash
A two-car crash has sent two people to hospital in Penticton. Shortly before 11 am, a silver car and a blue mini-van collided at the intersection of Bennet and...
Two Fires 100% Contained
Two down, one to go. Fire Information Officer Donna MacPherson says both the Border Lake and Tatoosh fires are now 100% contained. “We have had a significant...
Power Outage
Some Penticton residents woke up to flashing alarm clocks Friday morning thanks to a power outage. A garbage truck hit a power pole located near the Penticton...
Man Arrested At PRH
A disturbance at Penticton Regional Hospital has landed a man in jail. At around 8:30 Thursday morning, the 48-year-old man entered the hospital's psychiatric...
Fires Update
It may only be September, but snow is in the air and that's helping the forest fire situation. Officials are saying that higher elevations of the fire area...
S""Land Water Restrictions
Residents in Summerland could be facing more severe water restrictions. Since August 1, residents have been in Stage Two watering restrictions, which uses the...
Cops For Kids
That's a long bike ride. The Cops for Kids Bike Ride will be in Penticton on Friday to help raise money for local children with special needs. About 20 police...
QuikAir Back In The Skies
QuikAir is taking to the skies, again. The Calgary-based airline is once again offering cheap flights between Penticton and Calgary and Edmonton. They began...
Tripod Update
BC Forest Service fire fighters are continuing fire fighting efforts on the Tripod fire. The fire is estimated at 69,000 hectares and is 65 per cent contained....
Paul Found Guilty
Guilty As Charged. A Penticton jury returned the verdict against Dustin Paul, 26 late Wednesday. Paul has been found guilty of three counts of second degree...
Win A Trip From Castanet
Going on-line could win you a trip. As part of Castanet's new promotional campaign, we are giving away a trip to Mexico! Anyone who signs up to make...
Evacuation Alert Lifted
The evacuation alert issued for those parts of Electoral Area ‘H’ of the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen known as Bonnevier, Eastgate, Pasayten...
Storage Shed Problems
A storage shed is causing tension between neighbours in Summerland. A Quonset storage shed was built to house the large trucks and equipment of the property...
Southern Fires Update
With the possibility of a weather change coming, work continues on the Tatoosh and Border Lake fires. Officials are calling for clouds today, with a possibility...
Smoke Detector Testing
Talk about door to door service. On Saturday, the Penticton Fire Department will be knocking on doors and offering to check smoke detectors. Between 11 am and 1...