Penticton News
Fire damages Penticton home
Fire at a home on McCulloch Drive in Penticton late Wednesday afternoon caused significant damage to a bedroom and smoke damage to the rest of the home....
Summerland curbside pickup closer
The details are still being sorted out, but Summerland will soon have a new curbside collection service in operation. Waste collection coordinator, Beth Cavers,...
Border jumper caught in truck
It was an interesting case for Canadian Border Services officers at the Port of Osoyoos Monday. Communications manager for the CBSA, Paula Shore, says officers...
Summerland council issues
Summerland council is dealing with parking problems. Councillor Lorraine Bennest says they’ll go back to the drawing board on the issue of parking in the lane...
Money for local training
With beds set to open later this year at Orchard Haven in Keremeos and Mariposa Gardens in Osoyoos, new funding is coming from the B.C. Health Education...
OC Penticton fees protest
It’s becoming an annual event this time of year, students protesting tuition fees. Okanagan College students will be attending a Board of Governors tuition...
Summerland chemical spill
On the same day it received funding, a water treatment plant in Summerland had a big mess on its hands. An estimated 900 litres of Sodium Hydroxide was spilled...
Hearing into Hill murder continues
A lengthy hearing that started last Monday continues this week in Penticton Provincial court. Corey Swite, 23, was charged last year after police discovered the...
Summerland gets water cash
Summerland is swimming in federal and provincial cash to help upgrade the community's water supply. Okanagan Westside MLA Rick Thorpe and Okanagan Coquihalla MP...
Wind warning for South Okanagan
Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for the South Okanagan. The warning was issued shortly before 5:30 a.m. Monday. Environment Canada says southerly...
Crime of the week
January 6 to January 12: During the night of January 8/9, unknown persons smashed the front door of Easy Home Furniture in the Plaza Shopping Center and stole...
Justice committee meeting
The Pacific Regional National Justice Committee is meeting in Penticton for a workshop this week. Deputy Chief, Constable Doug Lepard of the Vancouver Police...
More charges for parole breakers
Three South Okanagan residents have been arrested on drug charges over the last two days. A 28-year-old man from Okanagan Falls was arrested in a vehicle along...
Packinghouses to amalgamate
Members of the Okanagan Similkameen Cooperative Growers Association have overwhelmingly approved amalgamation with the three other Okanagan cooperative...
Vees Dalpe projected first round
Penticton Valley First Vees Forward, Zac Dalpe, is listed in the first round, 26th Overall (among North American skaters) in the mid season rankings released...
Look out for the truck!
Let this be a warning for drivers, don’t assume that big rig can see you. A Penticton resident is lucky to have escaped injury after getting stuck underneath...
Osoyoos man in serious shape
An Osoyoos man is in intensive care after being hit by a car. The 20-year-old man was walking along 62nd Avenue near Osoyoos Secondary School on January 7 when...
Wellness Centre will be added to SOEC
A wellness centre will be added to the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton. Director of corporate services, Jack Kler, explains how the centre will serve...
Southern Interior avalanches kill three
It was a deadly weekend for avalanches in the Southern Interior. Three people have died following separate incidents over the weekend. Avalanches killed two...
Multiple motel drug arrests
Several people are facing charges following a series of drug arrests over the weekend. Penticton RCMP arrested four adults in a motel parking lot on Main Street...






