Meaghan Archer

PENTICTON — A well known and respected businessman, George Little, passed away Sunday due to an ongoing illness. “He was a person you didn’t forget. We’re definitely going to miss him,” said colleague Frank Conci. Little, 69, owned his company G. Little Electric Ltd., and was very involved in the community. He moved to Penticton...

PENTICTON — The Skaha Hills development was officially opened today after a ceremonial ribbon cutting with City and Penticton Indian Band officials.  Chief Jonathan Kruger, Mayor Garry Litke, MLA Representative Dan Ashton and others were there to celebrate the opening of the new community being developed on fresh soil. The Skaha Hills development plan includes...

PENTICTON - Downtown Penticton streets are getting a much needed facelift and city staff wants to add a little extra touch to storefronts to ensure the streets stay vibrant. The Downtown Revitalization Plan kicked off in February with construction projects along Westminster Avenue and Martin Street in downtown Penticton. Landowners along the streets, most of...

PENTICTON — Challenge Penticton has added the half relay to this summer’s list of races. Teams of three can now register to partake in the annual Penticton triathlon. Athletes will swim 1.9 kilometres, bike 90 km and run 21.2 km on the iconic course. “The Challenge Penticton Canada experience is about the celebration of sport and...

PENTICTON — Hockey Canada President and CEO, Bob Nicholson, announced Friday his resignation from the organization effective June 1, 2014. A Penticton native, Nicholson, 60, has been at the head of Hockey Canada since 1998. During those 16 years, Canada’s national teams won 76 medals at world championships, Olympics and World Cups, including 44 gold...

SUMMERLAND — Summerland RCMP received an anonymous call Wednesday morning notifying them there was dangerously placed glass on a slide at a local park. Sgt. Stephane Lacroix said when police showed up at the scene, staff from the city’s public works department were already there cleaning up the mess, and checking for any bits of...

PENTICTON — Penticton officials finally have airport data in the hands of senior Air Canada executives, after a positive meeting with airline staff last week. Mayor Garry Litke, Colleen Pennington, director of Economic Development, and Andy Oakes, chair of the airport committee, met with Air Canada senior Vice President Kevin Howlett who was in Kelowna...

PENTICTON — An Apex chair lift caught fire today marking a second unfortunate event on the hills of Okanagan mountains this winter. Skiers posted photos on social media of smoke exiting the window of the Triple chairlift hut. The cause of fire has not yet been determined. Apex General Manager James Shalman said, everyone was...

PENTICTON — The Penticton Indian Band is hosting an open house this week to showcase the current development and future plans for Skaha Hills. There is one open house tonight for Band members beginning at 5 p.m., and another for the general public on Saturday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Skaha...

PRINCETON — Firefighters couldn’t save three Princeton homes engulfed in flames when a fire tore through the neighborhood late last night. Global News reported firefighters arrived on scene just before 10:30 p.m. and were able to rescue three people who inside the flaming homes.  No injuries were reported, however, four people are now homeless because...

PENTICTON - After a series of resignations,Tourism Penticton completes its search for new staff with the addition of new chair, Max Picton. “As someone who has grown up here, I have a strong sense of community and good understanding of the stakeholders who’ve played an important role in making Penticton such an outstanding year-round destination,”...

PENTICTON -- Canadian Olympians and local athletes hit the hills this weekend for the Canadian National Freestyle Event being held at Apex. Two-time Olympic Gold medalist Alex Bilodeau will be competing, as well as fellow Olympic medalists,  Mikael Kingsbury, and Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe. “We are so excited to have these Olympic athletes come to...

PENTICTON -- A Penticton Triathalon Race Society board member has resigned to pursue a bid to organize the 2015 Challenge Penticton race. Bruce Schoenne, of Schoenne Appraisals Ltd., a Penticton appraisal and consulting firm, will bid for the takeover of Challenge Penticton, which is currently organized by the Penticton Triathalon Society, of which he is...