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Naramata Bear Sighting

Naramata Bear Sighting

Jun 7, 2006 / 5:00 am

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

Fire Season Heating Up

Jun 6, 2006 / 3:37 pm

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

New Organic Pesticide

Jun 6, 2006 / 9:40 am

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

New Hospice Garden

Jun 5, 2006 / 3:30 pm

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

Rattlesnake Season

Jun 5, 2006 / 12:30 pm

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

Pet Of The Week

Jun 5, 2006 / 5:00 am

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

Irrigation Regulations

Jun 4, 2006 / 5:00 am

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

Profile: Esha Randhewa

Jun 3, 2006 / 5:00 am

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

New National Park

Jun 2, 2006 / 4:30 pm

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

New SPCA Shelter

Jun 2, 2006 / 11:00 am

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

Car Crash In Penticton

Jun 2, 2006 / 7:00 am

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

Car Crash Demo

Jun 1, 2006 / 3:30 pm

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

OK Falls Advisory Lifted

Jun 1, 2006 / 10:30 am

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

No New Senior Admissions

Jun 1, 2006 / 10:00 am

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

Summerland Folk Fest

Jun 1, 2006 / 5:00 am

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

Bait Car Program In Pent

May 31, 2006 / 3:00 pm

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

Rock Creek Hotel Fire

May 31, 2006 / 10:27 am

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

New Landfill Bylaws

May 31, 2006 / 9:56 am

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

A Meeting Of Fire Chiefs

May 30, 2006 / 2:41 pm

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

Water Advisory In OK Falls

May 30, 2006 / 10:48 am

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,...

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