Penticton News
Strategy shift effective for seatbelt use
A shift in strategy has been effective for South Okanagan Traffic Services. By moving resources and conducting more checks on side streets and downtown...
Crime of the week - Penticton
February 24 to March 1: During the night of February 26/27, unknown persons broke into a building at Home Hardware in Penticton and stole approximately $12,000...
Two arrested on drug charges
Two South Okanagan residents have been arrested on drug charges. Corporal Brad Myhre says the 34-year-old man and the 26-year-old woman were arrested Friday by...
Summerland highway closures
The widening of Highway 97 just north of Summerland has begun. The project means there will be some road closures and delays in the construction zone. Beginning...
Changes to highway widening project
The four laning of Highway 97 north of Summerland is going ahead with a few changes to the original plan. Project manager, Rampaul Dulay, says they investigated...
Oliver man seriously injured
An Oliver man is in serious but stable condition after being hit by a car. The 63-year-old was walking near the corner of 97 Street and 348 Avenue on the...
Bogus $20""s found in Osoyoos
Businesses in Osoyoos are being asked to keep an eye on their money. A pair of counterfeit twenty dollar bills were recently passed to a local pizzeria for a...
Osoyoos getting curb side recycling
Homes in rural Osoyoos will start receiving curb side recycling and garbage pickup early next month. Starting March 4, a pilot program will get underway. Area...
Mind Grind contest entry date
Teachers have just a few more days to submit their entry forms for the annual mind Grind competition in the South Okanagan. The Regional District of the...
New times for Penticton - Calgary flights
A new flight time is taking off at the Penticton Airport. Pacific Coastal Airlines representative, Spencer Smith, says the new flight times are for flights...
Crime of the week - Penticton
February 17 to February 23: At approximately 2 a.m. on February 20, a Break and Enter was discovered at the clubhouse of Skaha Meadows Golf Club in Penticton. A...
Oliver gets water funding
A South Okanagan town is getting some government funding to provide a reliable source of water. The Town of Oliver will be receiving $3.8 million from the...
Unusual partnership forms in Penticton
A partnership has been formed to help a South Okanagan regional district upgrade some equipment. The Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen, School...
Employment services get funding
Three South Okanagan projects to help unemployed people find work have received some government funding. MP for Okanagan-Coquihalla, Stockwell Day, has...
Golf course robbed twice this month
For the second time this month, a South Okanagan golf club has been the target of a robber. The Skaha Meadows Golf Club in Penticton was broken into early...
Trust fund for fire victim
One of Penticton’s most likable and hard working community personalities was the victim of Monday morning’s mobile home park fire. Jerry Oliver was the man...
Penticton still contemplating Wakefest
Penticton City Council is still very carefully researching the Wakefest issue. Some councillors, like Gary Litke, are still considering it, but want the...
Open house for Hwy 97 construction
Construction plans for the widening of a South Okanagan portion of Highway 97 will be on display later this month. Okanagan-Westside MLA Rick Thorpe says an...
Former Olympian allegedly assaulted
RCMP can confirm an incident took place and a report will be forwarded to Crown council in the alleged assault of a Summerland woman. Therese Washtock, a former...
Early morning fire devastates mobile home
Fire has destroyed a mobile home in Penticton. The fire department responded to a three-alarm fire just after 5 a.m. Monday at the Dauphin Avenue Mobile Home...






