Shannon Quesnel

SUMMERLAND - A transport truck crash on Monday, just north of Summerland, sent three people to hospital with minor injuries. A Freightliner tractor hauling a flatbed and two-by-four lumber failed a right hand turn causing the vehicle to flip onto its side Monday afternoon, RCMP Cpl. Bruce Haley said. The truck was heading south towards...

UPDATE 6 a.m. July 16 Traffic appears to be moving normally after the accident site has been cleaned up. UPDATE 6:11 p.m., July 15  An overturned truck just north of Highway 97 is blocking north bound traffic. The driver of the transport truck and driver and passenger of a flipped car had minor injuries, according...

PENTICTON - A water contest might cut down on Okanagan's high water consumption. Okanagan residents use 675 litres of water per person per day, twice the Canadian average, the Okanagan Basin Water board stated. Residents tend to drink more water and dump more water on their lawns and gardens. Outdoor Okanagan water consumption accounts for...

PENTICTON - A free clothing store is a community must-have according to a local deacon. The free store is at Saint Saviour's Anglican Church parish hall on Orchard Street near the Soupateria kitchen. The store runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every second and third Friday of the month. About 70 people came in...

PENTICTON - Two slain bears are two too many for Summerland Mayor Janice Perrino. A couple of bruins were put down by conservation officers for safety reasons this past year in the Summerland area. Violent contact between humans and wildlife is one reason why WildSafe B.C., the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the community are...

UPDATE: Manitou Beach is safe to use for swimming again. The Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen removed its recommendation for users to not swim at the beach over elevated E.coli bacteria concerns. The district was informed by Interior Health that water samples taken on July 12 have come back with good results. This update was added at...

Penticton elementary school workers are ready to strike over no wage increase for the past four years. They make up the 27,000 CUPE education workers who voted to strike in almost all of the 57 kindergarten to Grade 12 locals in 53 school districts. CUPE education workers include education assistants, clerical staff, trades, aboriginal workers,...

PENTICTON - An upgraded 911 system to the tune of $1.6 million will provide better consistent emergency services for 20 regional fire departments. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen was given the go-ahead to borrow the $1.6 million to pay for the new service. When the RDOS borrows money in this fashion residents can oppose it...

PENTICTON - A specialist wood producer continues to grow in size even as the wood-hungry housing market continues to decline. Bill Downing, president of Structurlam Products, explained the business produces materials for large commercial operations and employs more than 150 people in the Okanagan Valley. They assemble wood materials to be used in place of...

PENTICTON - Several burning complaints sparked Penticton Fire and Rescue to warn barbecue and home fire lovers. Fire chief Wayne Williams said the department has gotten three smoke and fire complaints over the past week. Some complaints were made to the chief's face. "I've been approached by people in the street about it, so we...

PENTICTON - A moped and its rider collided with a truck late Wednesday afternoon just outside the Eckhardt Dental Centre on Martin Street. Emergency responders had the truck's driver back her vehicle up and off the trapped moped. The two-wheeler was under the larger vehicle's front end and was mostly destroyed. There was no sign...

%%Embed1%% PENTICTON - A 28 foot boat hit and landed on top of the Kiwanis Walking Pier late Tuesday night near the Penticton Lakeside Resort. Police said alcohol might have played a part. No one was hurt in the incident. The craft was sitting near the end of the pier and was visible for most...

PENTICTON - Fire destroyed a car, carport and part of a kitchen late Monday night at 475 Wade Ave. West. Residents Luis Montgomery and his mother, Janine, visited their home Tuesday afternoon with a fire marshall. Yellow tape was banded around the property. Luis does not recall much of what happened before the fire started....

PENTICTON - Fire destroyed a car and carport Monday night at 475 Wade Ave. West. Firefighters were on scene at about 11 p.m. Part of the home was also damaged. The property owners are not allowed to return home until given permission by Penticton Fire and Rescue. More to come.

OKANAGAN FALLS - A small shed fire was doused by an Okanagan Falls resident early Monday morning. The Okanagan Falls Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire in the area of Brockie Place and Micmac Court shortly after 9 a.m. An OK Falls firefighter says there was no damage done and "It could have been...

PENTICTON - A local winery is a finalist for the Pacific Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 contest. Ernst and Young, an international accounting group, put Painted Rock Winery of Penticton on its finalist list for the winery's job creation efforts. The group also called Painted Rock "an ultra-premium Okanagan estate vineyard/winery" that competes on the...

PENTICTON - Penticton sticks with Global Spectrum who won the bidding war to run the South Okanagan Event Centre complex. Penticton and the company signed a 5.5 year management contract. Global Spectrum will run the centre's operations, marketing, food and beverage services and ticketing. The announcement came after a special council meeting held early Monday...

PENTICTON - Main Street is going to get a new look through a social media-fueled paint contest. A portion of Penticton will get covered in colour thanks to the thousands who voted online at Benjamin Moore 2013 Main Street Matters Program. Nearly half a million votes as well as stories and videos on www.paintwhatmatters.com and...

PENTICTON - Thousands of cyclists racing through the region on Sunday will close down several streets. The third annual Valley First Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan will have more than 3,000 racers zooming through Penticton, Summerland, Okanagan Falls, Oliver and Kaleden before returning to the finish line at Penticton's Gyro Park on Main Street. There will...

PENTICTON - The regional district acclaimed Mark Pendergraft to the big chair formerly held by MLA Dan Ashton. Pendergraft has been the acting chair of the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen board since Ashton stepped down to run in the provincial election in May. Director and Summerland Mayor Janice Perrino is happy with the new chair....