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GoFundMe started to help Summerland family with two young kids after father suddenly passes

GoFundMe started to help Summerland family with two young kids after father suddenly passes

Summerland Apr 11, 2024 / 4:00 am

A young Summerland family is in desperate need of support after their father passed away suddenly last week. Long-time Pentictonite Trevor Tucker passed on...

Princeton detachment hosting coffee with a cop in Hedley

Princeton detachment hosting coffee with a cop in Hedley

Hedley Apr 10, 2024 / 7:00 pm

The RCMP will be hosting an informal sit down with their local detachment commander of Princeton, the staff sergeant for the rural detachments and RDOS Area G...

Summerland police working on fraud, road rage and vehicle theft concerns

Summerland police working on fraud, road rage and vehicle theft concerns

Summerland Apr 10, 2024 / 6:00 pm

Current concerning crime problems in Summerland continue to be related to vehicle theft, traffic infractions and fraud, according to a recent RCMP report. At a...

Public hearing pushback not enough to stop Summerland fourplex as new provincial rules loom

Public hearing pushback not enough to stop Summerland fourplex as new provincial rules loom

Summerland Apr 10, 2024 / 1:29 pm

Densification is coming to Summerland neighbourhoods, whether residents like it or not. At Tuesday evening's meeting, Summerland council held a public...

Unknown substance closes down Penticton Regional Hospital area, impacts staff health

Unknown substance closes down Penticton Regional Hospital area, impacts staff health

Apr 10, 2024 / 11:23 am

An investigation is underway at the Penticton Regional Hospital after an unknown odour was reported coming from a room last week. Interior Health confirmed in a...

Penticton Farmers' Market hoping for a strong year despite low yields of soft fruit expected

Penticton Farmers' Market hoping for a strong year despite low yields of soft fruit expected

Apr 10, 2024 / 4:00 am

As the Penticton Farmers’ Market nears its 34th year, there may be changes to how much fresh produce becomes available, with farmers expecting a very low...

Huge yard sale to take over tiny Naramata

Huge yard sale to take over tiny Naramata

Naramata Apr 10, 2024 / 4:00 am

It's back! The annual Naramata Yard Sale will take over the town next Saturday. The popular event sees widespread participation from around the community,...

Annual Penticton charitable drive-thru breakfast fundraiser seeking volunteers

Annual Penticton charitable drive-thru breakfast fundraiser seeking volunteers

South Okanagan Apr 9, 2024 / 9:00 pm

United Way British Columbia is hoping volunteer-minded Pentictonites will step up to ensure the success of their annual drive-thru breakfast fundraiser, coming...

OneSky Community Resources in Penticton seeking applicants for board positions

OneSky Community Resources in Penticton seeking applicants for board positions

South Okanagan Apr 9, 2024 / 8:26 pm

OneSky Community Resources has put out its annual call for South Okanagan-Similkameen community members to join its board of directors. The non-profit...

Oliver's South Okanagan General Hospital ER to close Tuesday night due to staffing shortage

Oliver's South Okanagan General Hospital ER to close Tuesday night due to staffing shortage

Oliver Apr 9, 2024 / 6:12 pm

The emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver will be temporarily closed over Tuesday night due to limited physician availability....

Open burning season ending in Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen

Open burning season ending in Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen

Apr 9, 2024 / 4:08 pm

Open burning season is almost over in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. At midnight on Monday, April 15, burning of permitted materials will be...

City of Penticton hosting Earth Day event to share information on local climate action initiatives

City of Penticton hosting Earth Day event to share information on local climate action initiatives

Apr 9, 2024 / 1:26 pm

To highlight the City of Penticton's ongoing work in reducing the community’s emissions, the city will be hosting a special Earth Day event to invite...

Penticton man handed more jail time for 'violent' home break-in with a hammer

Penticton man handed more jail time for 'violent' home break-in with a hammer

Apr 9, 2024 / 11:18 am

The man behind a "violent" break-in to a Penticton home was sentenced to serve more time behind bars on Tuesday. Trevor Joe Pierre, born in 1976,...

Campbell Mtn. landfill closing for scale replacement

Campbell Mtn. landfill closing for scale replacement

Apr 9, 2024 / 4:00 am

Penticton's Campbell Mountain Landfill will close for three days later this month for a planned upgrade. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen says...

Beloved Penticton goose with broken wing memorialized by friends

Beloved Penticton goose with broken wing memorialized by friends

Apr 9, 2024 / 4:00 am

Kevin wasn’t just any goose, he was a friend. That was the sentiment from people who came out to speak about Kevin, the famous broken-winged Penticton...

Penticton's Mariposa Park closed for rest of April for construction

Penticton's Mariposa Park closed for rest of April for construction

Apr 8, 2024 / 7:06 pm

Mariposa Park on Penticton’s West Bench will be closed for the rest of the month for upgrades. The RDOS says work on a perimeter pathway, irrigation...

Four arrested for 2021 murder of Penticton man

Four arrested for 2021 murder of Penticton man

Apr 8, 2024 / 2:49 pm

Police have arrested four people in relation to the death of a young Penticton man in 2021. Taig Savage, 22, was found unresponsive, suffering from critical...

Free transit for Penticton's Okanagan Fest of Ale ticket holders this weekend

Free transit for Penticton's Okanagan Fest of Ale ticket holders this weekend

Apr 8, 2024 / 11:59 am

Okanagan Fest of Ale ticket holders will be able to enjoy free transit during the beer-tasting event for the first time this weekend. In a Monday press release,...

Highway 3 reopens west of Keremeos

Highway 3 reopens west of Keremeos

Keremeos Apr 8, 2024 / 10:48 am

UPDATE 10:40 a.m. Highway 3 has now reopened to single-lane-alternating traffic, says DriveBC. ?#BCHwy3 is now OPEN to Single Lane Alternating Traffic 15km...

Penticton TRUE tourism expo a resounding success

Penticton TRUE tourism expo a resounding success

Apr 8, 2024 / 10:33 am

Everything Penticton has to offer from adventure and lake fun to the thriving craft beer scene was on display at the 7th annual TRUE Penticton Expo held at the...

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