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Strategy shift effective for seatbelt use

Strategy shift effective for seatbelt use

Mar 1, 2008 / 3:30 pm

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

Crime of the week - Penticton

Mar 1, 2008 / 1:30 pm

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 arrested on drug charges

Mar 1, 2008 / 8:30 am

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

Summerland highway closures

Feb 29, 2008 / 5:00 am

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

Changes to highway widening project

Feb 27, 2008 / 2:05 pm

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

Oliver man seriously injured

Feb 26, 2008 / 9:26 am

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 $20s found in Osoyoos

Bogus $20""s found in Osoyoos

Feb 25, 2008 / 1:30 pm

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

Osoyoos getting curb side recycling

Feb 25, 2008 / 7:00 am

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

Mind Grind contest entry date

Feb 24, 2008 / 2:00 pm

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

New times for Penticton - Calgary flights

Feb 24, 2008 / 11:00 am

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

Crime of the week - Penticton

Feb 23, 2008 / 4:00 pm

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

Feb 23, 2008 / 1:35 pm

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

Unusual partnership forms in Penticton

Feb 23, 2008 / 1:00 pm

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

Employment services get funding

Feb 23, 2008 / 10:00 am

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

Golf course robbed twice this month

Feb 20, 2008 / 2:31 pm

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

Trust fund for fire victim

Feb 20, 2008 / 11:30 am

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 still contemplating Wakefest

Feb 19, 2008 / 12:15 pm

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

Open house for Hwy 97 construction

Feb 18, 2008 / 4:00 pm

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

Former Olympian allegedly assaulted

Feb 18, 2008 / 1:00 pm

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

Early morning fire devastates mobile home

Feb 18, 2008 / 12:00 pm

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...