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Big cat sighting on Duncan Avenue in Penticton

Big cat sighting on Duncan Avenue in Penticton | iNFOnews.ca
Duncan Avenue East residents reported seeing a cougar in the neighbourhood early this morning, July 21. Credit: wikimedia commons

PENTICTON – A mid-city street was the location of a cougar sighting in Penticton early this morning.

Penticton Conservation Officer Mike Stern says the conservation office answered a call placed at approximately 12:30 a.m., July 21, by residents who said they possibly saw a cougar running across Duncan Avenue East, towards them.

The two residents managed to scare the cougar back across the street, who then climbed a tree where it stayed for approximately three minutes.

The conservation office has not yet been able to confirm the sighting and are monitoring calls for further evidence.

Anyone seeing a cougar in the vicinity of Duncan Avenue can report the sighting on the Ministry of Environment RAPP line, 1-877-952-7277.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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2 responses

  1. Tom Scaife

    How far up Duncan Ave?

  2. Darla Flack

    on hearing of that Linda I put out the word to everybody I know in that area.( I know girls that go biking in the trails!).Worried and hope the Conservation people are keeping it as a high priority!

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Steve Arstad

By Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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