Penticton News
Naramata Bear Sighting
Conservation officers have set a live trap to catch a small black bear that had been sighted several times in Naramata since last week. Naramata Centre Director...
Fire Season Heating Up
Despite a wet May, things are heating up in the Penticton fire zone. Dale Bojahra, Fire Information Officer for the Penticton Area says that it is tough to...
New Organic Pesticide
A new organic pesticide has been approved for use in the Okanagan. Known as GF120, it contains an active bacteria that will require far less chemicals to be...
New Hospice Garden
A new garden is bringing some peace to residents of the Moog and Friends Hospice House in Penticton. Funded entirely by private donations, it took two years to...
Rattlesnake Season
Watch your step. It is rattlesnake season in the South Okanagan. Mid-May is when sightings of the venomous reptiles started to be reported. Sherri Klein, of the...
Pet Of The Week
Alex is a seven-month-old Border Collie Cross in need of a good home. He is energetic and very loving. He was surrendered to the Penticton SPCA because his...
Irrigation Regulations
Mandatory irrigation and sprinkling regulations are now in effect in Penticton. The odd/even watering system is in place to help the city conserve water. The...
Profile: Esha Randhewa
18 year old Esha Randhewa is a busy young woman. Between getting ready for college and organizing Thursday's car crash demonstration at Princess Margaret...
New National Park
As the old saying goes, you can't see the forest for the trees. The idea of creating the South Okanagan-Lower Similkameen National Park Reserve seems to have a...
New SPCA Shelter
Spending the night in the doghouse might not be so bad anymore. Construction has begun on a new SPCA facility in Penticton. The South Okanagan-Similkameen...
Car Crash In Penticton
A car crash at the intersection of Brunswick Street and Westminster Avenue has sent a young girl to the hospital. Witnesses say a female driving a blue car got...
Car Crash Demo
It was a 'crash course' in safe driving for students at Princess Margaret's Secondary in Penticton Thursday afternoon. Over 100 students and members of the...
OK Falls Advisory Lifted
The boil water advisory for Okanagan Falls has been lifted. After a water sample came back clear of the contaminants that were found in the lake near OK Falls...
No New Senior Admissions
Don't pack Grandma's bags just yet. Complaints regarding the Summerland Seniors Village have resulted in the facility suspending new admissions for the time...
Summerland Folk Fest
The line up for the 2nd Annual Summerland Folk Festival has been announced. Kicking off on Friday, August 4th, this year's Festival will feature such acts as...
Bait Car Program In Pent
The Penticton RCMP are hoping would-be car thieves will think twice before stealing a car. The Bait Car Program is up and running in Penticton. Corporal Rick...
Rock Creek Hotel Fire
The Folks living in Rock Creek might think again about getting a fire department following a harrowing incident last weekend. According to Wednesday's edition...
New Landfill Bylaws
The Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen has made sweeping updates to the operations bylaws for the Campbell Mountain, Oliver and Okanagan Falls Sanitary...
A Meeting Of Fire Chiefs
It is blue dress uniforms as far as the eye can see this week at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. The 75th annual Fire Chiefs Association of British...
Water Advisory In OK Falls
Residents of Okanagan Falls remain under a boil water advisory this week. Last Friday, small counts of E. Coli and Coliform were detected in Skaha Lake,...