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PENTICTON - More Sage Mesa residents will need to put down their cups of water warns a new boil water advisory. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the Interior Health Authority is expanding a boil water notice currently in place to include the entire Sage Mesa water system instead of just part of it. It is...

PENTICTON - If you're seeing mysterious black helicopters above Penticton don't panic - the troops riding inside are not elite Canadian commandos but rather military cadets. As part of their summer training in the Okanagan, the Junior Canadian Rangers will take to the clouds above Okanagan Lake this week. In the coming days expect to...

PENTICTON - Being prepared for byelection day Sept. 7 or advanced voting on Aug. 28 and 29 will save time prevent scambling back home for missing materials. On the ballot for mayor will be candidates Brian Henningson, Garry Litke and Vic Powell. The persons nominated as councillor candidates will be Kevin Andrews, Patrick Buchanan, Lynn...

PENTICTON - A judge here said he hopes a man convicted of luring a child online can get his life back on track and gave him a conditional sentence suggested by the defence and Crown lawyers. Stephen Robert Carl Hughes, 36, was given one-year house arrest in Summerland with conditions that will allow him to...

PENTICTON - Regional leadership will decide if more taxpayer dollars are needed to keep the Okanagan River channel clean from trash. On the table is a 5.5 year agreement between Penticton Indian Band, the City of Penticton and the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen. The regional district's share of the maintenaince cost would be $5,833...

PENTICTON -  Hot BMX riders flipped their bikes through the air at the Penticton Youth Park Saturday thanks to their talent and a high of 33 C. The Peachpit Pentown Throwdown was the first youth-oriented event for the Penticton Peach Festival. Amateurs and professional skateboarders and BMX riders came from around western Canada to compete....

PENTICTON - You've heard of road rage? Well maybe this will become known as parking rage. Two tourists, likely on vacation, got into a tussle over a highly-sought parking space on South Beach Drive Sunday, sending one to hospital. RCMP Sgt. Rick Dellebuur said sometime before 1 p.m. two tourists started arguing over who was...

PENTICTON - Health Minister Terry Lake assured Penticton residents the new hospital expansion is coming but don't expect it any time soon. The ministry confirmed today that the business case the government needs to go ahead with the expansion will determine the schedule, scope and costs. "Following approval of the business plan, we will move...

PENTICTON - Local fighter Clay Davidson fell to former Ultimate Fighter Kalib Axel Starnes in the first round at the Barefoot Beach Battle Friday. The Davidson and Starnes bout was the first sanctioned outdoor MMA fight. The action started with both men on their feet exchanging kicks and punches. Starnes targeted a fist and smashed...

PENTICTON - There's almost too much to see during Penticton Peach Festival this weekend but that might change if the weather doesn't hold. Friday night will have a few clouds and a low of 17 C while Saturday will have a mix of sun and clouds, a high of 34 C and a 30 per...

PENTICTON - Firefighters warn barbecues on balconies are bad ideas and are asking for apartment buildings and strata complex owners to ban their use. “We have had examples in Penticton and to the north of us of heat producing appliances that caused devastating fires in apartment complexes," Penticton Fire Chief Wayne Williams said. "The risks...

OSOYOOS - A small Anarchist Mountain fire generated by a lightning strike is under control. The Anarchist Mountain Volunteer Fire Departmant and a B.C. Wildfire attack crew went out this morning along with one helicopter and suppressed the blaze, B.C. Wildfire spokesperson Meliss Welsh said. Four fire wardens are patrolling the area to make sure...

OSOYOOS - Gas is flowing once again in Osoyoos after a night of no fuel. The Osoyoos Shell Station and Convenience Store has gas available as of Friday morning but last night was a different story. An employee said there was a fuel delivery issue and that meant no gas. Drivers posted on Twitter they...

PENTICTON - Clay Davidson has a pretty simple strategy for his Friday night fight: Win. The Penticton mixed-martial art fighter will face off against former Ultimate Fighter contestant Kalib Axel Starnes at the Barefoot Beach Battle. Davidson said he's in the best shape of his life and feels the fight could go any direction. "The...

PENTICTON - Mayoral candidate Brian Henningson will bring his straightforward approach to city politics if elected on Sept. 7. This race will be the oil rig worker's first stab at politics. He will be going up against mayoral candidate Vic Powell and longtime councillor Garry Litke. Henningson admits he doesn't have the same experience as...

PENTICTON - Drunk fruit pickers picking a fight near 188 Green Ave. East Wednesday night drew police officers as well as Penticton Fire and Rescue. About five pickers were involved in a fight, according to Sgt. Rick Dellebuur. A person not involved called police suspecting injuries. Officers at the scene were told of a ratchet...

PENTICTON - The Penticton Hospitality Association markets and represents 40-plus hotel and hospitality businesses but critics say it's been failing at its primary task. Coun. John Vassilaki criticized the association at Tuesday's council meeting for not doing enough to promote the city's summer tourist season. Rochester Resort manager Pattie Webster wants to know where the money...

PENTICTON - Canada's Snowbirds flipped, rolled and amazed the huge crowd along Okanagan Park beach Wednesday evening. The nine CT-114 Tutor aircraft flew in formation, out of formation, split apart and flew at each other only to peel away at the last moment. For those who didn't attend the beach it was easy to see...

TULAMEEN - A driver killed in a pickup truck accident near Tulameen on Aug. 3 has been identified by the B.C. Coroner's Service. Eric Allen Berg, 23, from Aldergrove died when he lost control of his vehicle attempting a turn while headed north on Coalmont Road. Two passengers in the vehicle were unharmed. No other vehicles...

OSOYOOS - The identities of three victims in Tuesday's crash near Osoyoos were released today. Judy Jackson, 63, Bernard Lee, 78 and Diane Lee, 60—all from Osoyoos—died in the two vehicle crash. Shortly before 2 p.m. a 1994 Chrysler Caravan on Highway 97 about 3.5 kilometres outside town crossed the centre line and collided head...