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Fire destroys lakeside home

A large fire at the Inkaneep Point Resort in Osoyoos destroyed a lakefront cabin over the weekend. The Osoyoos Fire Department was alerted late...

Suspicious fire near Oliver

The Willowbrook Fire Department and Oliver RCMP responded to a rural residence fire on Orofino Road, near Oliver, at 10:26 a.m. on Wednesday. The...

Fire victim in court

12:20 p.m. update: Michael McWhinnie's court date for sentencing has been set for June 23. Original story 11 a.m.: A sentencing date for an...

House fire investigation in Oliver

The Oliver RCMP and Fire Department responded to a house fire, Monday, in the 4000 block of N'Kmip Road. The residence was vacant at the time of...

Oliver, Osoyoos crime stats reveal some upward trends

The South Okanagan RCMP’s top cop is continuing to lobby for additional officers in Penticton and Oliver as the two municipalities saw higher...

Oliver gas station destroyed by fire

The new EZ Fuel gas station just north of Oliver went up in flames Sunday morning. The Oliver Daily News is reporting the fire department was called...

Home destroyed by fire

By Oliver Daily News The Willowbrook Volunteer Fire Department was called into action just after 8 p.m. Thursday after a home was reported on fire. ...

Update: Ok Falls fire '100% contained'

A one hectare grass fire which broke out Friday afternoon near Green Lake Road in Okanagan Falls is all but out. "It's totally...

Oliver's heroes

Isn’t it wonderful how great our volunteers are down here in the small, but spirited town of Oliver. As previously reported, there was a grass...

Osoyoos RCMP member receives Award of Valour

Osoyoos RCMP's Constable Brent Greenfield has been honoured with an Award of Valour - the highest award for a police officer in BC, as law...

Fire deemed arson, teen in custody

An Osoyoos teen is in custody after Sunday's destructive fire, which destroyed two businesses. On May 1, at 8:30 a.m., the Osoyoos Fire...

Chimney failure causes fire in Oliver

An Oliver family is homeless after a fire in their home Wednesday morning. At 8 a.m., the Oliver Volunteer Fire Department responded to reports of a...

Penticton RCMP are investigating after two bodies were found off highway

Police are investigating after two bodies were found near Penticton Thursday. Investigators have now determined the deaths are suspicious. A road off...

Nk'Mip Creek wildfire may be facing increased wind activity

UPDATE: 8:40 p.m. Wind has picked up and shifted in the area of the Nk'Mip Creek Wildfire, according to volunteer firefighting crews on scene. BC...

Oliver home a total loss

A house in Oliver is a total loss. The fire department was called to 99th Street around 4 a.m. Wednesday. Fire Chief Dave Janzen says the...

Interim fire chief for Oliver

In the wake of the alleged beer theft in Oliver, an interim fire chief has been named. Dan Skaros will be the interim chief for the Oliver Volunteer...

Fire fighters face flames and ice

It was a battle with the elements for a South Okanagan fire department. Fire broke out at a workshop and garage on 91st Street in Oliver just after...

Fatal cliff jumping accident

UPDATE 5:15 p.m. RCMP have confirmed an 18-year-old Kelowna man is dead after jumping at a popular cliff jumping spot at the southeast end of Skaha...

Oliver Firefighter Charged

A former Oliver firefighter has been charged with arson. Mike Hagel, who was a member of the Oliver volunteer fire department, has been formally...

Penticton brush fire

Officials in the South Okanagan are investigating another fire. A brush fire broke out on the Penticton Indian Reserve Thursday afternoon. It started...

Oliver Garage Fire

Improper storage of oily rags almost led to disaster for an Oliver couple. Fire Chief, Dave Janzen, says the fire department responded to an alarm...

Oliver Firefighter In Court

Former Oliver firefighter Michael George Hagel has a date today in Penticton court, making his first appearance on a number of arson charges. The...

Fire chief recognized

It was an emotional start to Monday's council meeting in Oliver, as the fire chief was recognized, before a packed house. Dan Skaros was given a...

Quirky, wonderful, odd and everything in between: Castanet Penticton's strangest-but-true stories of 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, Castanet Penticton is inviting readers to look back at some of the quirkiest, oddest, and strangest-but-true stories that...

Some properties on evacuation order from the Nk'Mip wildfire downgraded to alert

UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. An evacuation order for 191 properties identified within the Nk’Mip Creek area of Electoral Area A has been downgraded by the...

Search and Rescue crews from around the South Okanagan found and rescued injured hiker near Osoyoos

A fallen and injured hiker was located after a lengthy overnight search by the Anarchist Mountain Fire Department and surrounding search and rescue...

Osoyoos Indian Band unveils residential school monument, chief calls for action

Hundreds of Indigenous and non-indigenous people joined the Osoyoos Indian Band on Friday for a residential school solidarity walk and the unveiling...

Castanet teams up with JDRF to raise funds and awareness for juvenile diabetes

Castanet is participating in a unique fundraiser in support of The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), starting April 4. JDRF is the leader...

Falling rock kills man

UPDATE 3:25 p.m. The Penticton RCMP has confirmed an 81-year-old man has died as a result of a fatal rockslide in Okanagan Falls. Police were alerted...

Fire Departments Busy

The fire departments phone lines were heating up last night. A slash pile on McCulloch Road went up in flames just after 11 pm last night. At it’s...

Old barber building gutted

UPDATE: 10:27 a.m. Okanagan Falls fire chief Rob Oliver confirmed that the fire started at the rear of the old OK Barbershop building and spread to...

Have Penticton firefighters chip your tree for charity

With Christmas in the rearview mirror, it's time to start thinking about getting rid of the Christmas tree. Have your tree recycled while...

Two crashes within minutes

The Okanagan Falls Volunteer Fire Department had their hands full just before 1 p.m. Saturday, responding to two separate car crashes that happened...

Pilot in critical condition

UPDATE 11:15 A.M. More information is coming to light following the crash of a small plane on Highway 97 north of Osoyoos Tuesday afternoon. Osoyoos...

Floods evacuate hotel

UPDATE: 9:25 p.m. The entire Coast Hotel in Osoyoos has been evacuated due to flooding from the rising Osoyoos Lake. The Regional District of Okanagan...

No injuries in trailer inferno

UPDATE 9:45 a.m. OK Falls fire chief Rob Oliver says there were no injuries as a result of the blaze, which completely levelled the travel trailer and...

A gas leak rerouted traffic on Hwy 97 in OK Falls

A gas leak briefly stopped traffic on Highway 97 in Okanagan Falls Wednesday morning. Okanagan Falls Fire Department members were on scene...

Lake peak days away

UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. Managing water levels in Osoyoos Lake has been a challenge this week due to water flows both upstream and downstream, officials...

Time to chip that tree

Christmas is over, and for those who are ready to let go of the holiday season, the Penticton Fire Department is ready and waiting to chip your tree. ...

Volunteer firefighter in court

The trial for an Oliver volunteer firefighter facing one charge of unlawfully being in the dwelling did not start as planned in Penticton Wednesday....
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