Meaghan Archer

PENTICTON—It’s a long weekend and a great time to relax, but if you’re looking for something to do this Easter weekend, here are five ideas in the South Okanagan. 1. WHAT: 4th Annual LocoLanding Easter Egg Hunt     WHERE: LocoLanding Adventure Park, 75 Riverside Drive, Penticton     WHEN: Monday, April 21, 2014 from 11 a.m....

PENTICTON — A man with a lengthy criminal record will face several more years in jail for even more crimes committed across two provinces. Kid Ashley Tye Broadhead, born in 1980, was sentenced in Penticton Provincial Court this afternoon for a long list of charges, including theft, possession of a weapon and fraud. He will...

PENTICTON — Last week parents got a lesson on online sexual predators and how to protect their children from sex exploitation as part of Victim’s Awareness Week. Sexploitation has been a problem in Penticton, and still is with school age kids and youth. The numbers of sexploitation cases are going up every year, said Diane...

KEREMEOS – A 10-hectare grass fire on Pincushion Mountain north of Keremeos has been contained. By the time fire crews arrived Friday afternoon, the blaze was already 4-hectares in size. The fire was contained Friday night, but not before it had burned 10-hectares of grass and scrub, according to Kayla Pepper with the B.C. Wildfire...

PENTICTON — The cause of last month’s chairlift fire at Apex has been determined by the B.C. Safety Authority. The fire was caused by “main diesel engine drive failure,” as reported by Global News. Apex Resort General Manager James Shalman said, the chairlift is currently out of order but will be running again for next...

PENTICTON — Luke Skywalker didn’t stand a chance as students made their cases in a mock trial held at the Penticton courthouse today. Grade 12 law students from Princess Margaret Secondary dressed in full costume depicting famous Star Wars characters for the murder trial of Luke Skywalker. Skywalker was charged with the death of nearly...

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 — WestJet announced it will be offering flights from Penticton to Calgary beginning in October. “This is phenomenal news for the City of Penticton and entire South Okanagan region,” said Penticton Mayor Garry Litke in a press release. “There has been an overwhelming demand in the South Okanagan for increased air service to Alberta....

PENTICTON — A Penticton man will spend 411 more days in jail for a collection of child porn found on his computer and shared in online chatrooms. Mark Henry Snowden, born in 1962, was convicted on one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. In 2012, police found...

PENTICTON — A local shop owner caught his own suspects after sharing the surveillance video of a robbery on social media. Early Sunday morning at 3 a.m., Leigh Follestad received a call from his security company alerting him there had a been a break in at his store, SmartShopper on Main Street. After cleaning up...

PENTICTON - Martin Street is undergoing some changes as part of the Downtown Revitalization Plan, and the speed limit is going to change as well. Council voted to reduce the speed limit on Martin Street from 50 kilometres per hour to 30 km/h between Lakeshore Drive and Nanaimo Avenue, beginning in the end of May,...