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Osoyoos Jun 9, 2014 / 12:24 pm
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...
Penticton Mar 5, 2014 / 6:37 am
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 Feb 4, 2021 / 11:58 am
The South Okanagan RCMP’s top cop is continuing to lobby for additional officers in Penticton and Oliver as the two municipalities saw higher...
Osoyoos Jun 10, 2023 / 4:00 am
The lustre of the highly successful Cactus Jalopies car show has already begun wearing off after ill feelings bubbled to the surface following the...
Penticton Sep 2, 2012 / 9:14 am
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...
Penticton Nov 29, 2012 / 1:59 pm
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. ...
South Okanagan Sep 7, 2023 / 12:07 pm
Search and rescue crews from around the South Okanagan joined together in a lengthy search for an elderly hiker and his dogs, which ended in good...
Osoyoos Aug 24, 2023 / 2:48 pm
A single motor vehicle incident on Hwy. 3 on Anarchist Mountain between the lookout and Observatory Rd. resulted in one fatality on Tuesday evening. A...
Penticton Sep 1, 2012 / 8:32 am
A one hectare grass fire which broke out Friday afternoon near Green Lake Road in Okanagan Falls is all but out. "It's totally...
Osoyoos Jun 15, 2023 / 4:03 am
Insurance, permits and regulatory issues appear to have created a perfect storm that snuffed out the fuse of Osoyoos’ hallmark Cherry...
Anarchist Mountain Sep 15, 2023 / 2:56 pm
The Anarchist Mountain Fire Department (AMFD) responded to a single vehicle incident (MVI) on Friday, Sept. 8 on Hwy. 3 near Anarchist Summit...
South Okanagan Jul 21, 2023 / 4:00 am
Anarchist Mountain and Willowbrook Volunteer Fire Departments will each be getting a new water tender, as the Regional District awarded the contract...
Osoyoos Jul 25, 2023 / 4:00 am
Brenda Arychuk, Anarchist Mountain resident and a volunteer with the Anarchist Mountain Fire Department Society, is cycling to help the fight against...
Letters Jun 22, 2012 / 5:00 am
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...
Oliver/Osoyoos Apr 24, 2023 / 12:22 pm
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...
Penticton May 3, 2011 / 7:45 am
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...
Penticton Jan 27, 2011 / 11:00 am
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 Sep 17, 2022 / 11:30 am
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 Jul 21, 2021 / 8:38 pm
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...
Penticton Jun 2, 2010 / 11:00 am
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...
Penticton Jun 23, 2010 / 9:51 am
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...
South Okanagan Aug 20, 2023 / 1:16 pm
UPDATE: 1:16 p.m. The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen Emergency Operations Centre said a planned ignition for the Upper Park Rill Creek...
Penticton Jan 27, 2009 / 10:07 am
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...
Okanagan Falls Aug 31, 2019 / 5:18 pm
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...
Okanagan-Similkameen Aug 27, 2023 / 4:33 pm
The two wildfires in the South Okanagan-Similkameen showed little change over Saturday night. The Crater Creek wildfire did not grow, according to...
Merritt Oct 2, 2023 / 4:00 am
Organizers of a Sunday rally in Merritt say they're fed up with the repeated temporary closure of the community's hospital due to staffing...
Penticton Aug 15, 2007 / 12:01 pm
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 Sep 28, 2007 / 7:30 am
Officials in the South Okanagan are investigating another fire. A brush fire broke out on the Penticton Indian Reserve Thursday afternoon. It started...
Penticton Aug 27, 2007 / 7:13 am
Former Oliver firefighter Michael George Hagel has a date today in Penticton court, making his first appearance on a number of arson charges. The...
South Okanagan-Similkameen Sep 2, 2023 / 2:22 pm
There's good news from the wildfire front at the two South Okanagan-Similkameen wildfires on Saturday, as boosted wildfire efforts continue to...
Penticton Aug 14, 2007 / 10:45 am
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...
South Okanagan Aug 24, 2023 / 4:00 am
“We fear the worst when we're out, and we're just so happy to get back.” There is celebration in the small South Okanagan...
South Okanagan-Similkameen Aug 28, 2023 / 12:09 pm
Wildfire crews in the South Okanagan-Similkameen have made good progress at two wildfires that continue to burn in the region. Near Keremeos, the...
Oliver Mar 25, 2014 / 12:42 pm
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...
South Okanagan-Similkameen Aug 26, 2023 / 10:00 am
Wildfire crews continue their focus on strengthening the guard at two South Okanagan-Similkameen wildfires on Saturday. Fire information officer...
South Okanagan Dec 31, 2022 / 4:00 am
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...
Nk'Mip wildfire Jul 29, 2021 / 4:30 pm
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...
Osoyoos Mar 15, 2022 / 10:04 am
A fallen and injured hiker was located after a lengthy overnight search by the Anarchist Mountain Fire Department and surrounding search and rescue...
South Okanagan Jul 10, 2021 / 4:00 am
Hundreds of Indigenous and non-indigenous people joined the Osoyoos Indian Band on Friday for a residential school solidarity walk and the unveiling...
Kelowna Apr 1, 2022 / 4:00 am
Castanet is participating in a unique fundraiser in support of The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), starting April 4. JDRF is the leader...