Shannon Quesnel

By SHANNON QUESNEL Penticton resident Kevin Kenneth Woods was found guilty in Penticton Provincial Court today of attacking another man with a piece of rebar. Judge Meg Shaw found Woods guilty of assault with a weapon and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose after a fight at an apartment complex at 130 Skaha Place...

By Shannon Quesnel Two men were sentenced at Penticton Provincial Court today for paying for sex from an underage girl, who was being used by her father as a prostitute to pay for his drug habit. Judge Meg Shaw ordered Baldev Singh Toor and Rick Brian Wyatt to pay the complainant $500 each, pay another...

By Shannon Quesnel A Penticton resident has been forced out of his home thanks to a small house fire yesterday. On Monday firefighters arrived at 1109 Killarney St. shortly after 12:59 p.m. to find neighbours talking in small groups and a house on fire. Nearby resident Dawn Hayes does not know who called the fire...

By Shannon Quesnel An area doctor wants health and humanitarian groups to collaborate to reduce overlap and improve aid. The Okanagan Similkameen Healthy Living Coalition (OSHLC) can help government offices and non-profit agencies work together to avoid duplication and cover gaps in services. The overall goal is to bring healthy living programs to children, youth...

By Shannon Quesnel Accused killer Jamie Paul Wolanski will stand trial on Aug. 12 in Penticton Supreme Court. The judge and jury trial for the second-degree murder of Penticton teen Andrew McAdam is expected to last 10 days. Wolanski was before Justice Alison Beames today via video feed. The 20-year-old is accused of the second-degree...

By Shannon Quesnel Motley Crue will kickstart the heart of Penticton this spring. Vocalist Vince Neil, guitarist Mick Mars, bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee will have Dr. Feelgood destroying healthy eardrums and will be screaming for Girls, Girls, Girls at the South Okanagan Event Centre April 20. The band has had a wild...

By Shannon Quesnel Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield was floating in space when he spoke to about 500 people at Uplands Elementary School in Penticton today. The 12 students chosen by the school to interact asked Hadfield questions which he was able to answer via a complex ham radio connection. The astronaut was on board the...

By Shannon Quesnel A Penticton man was given bail today and is expected back at court to face four charges including the breach of a peace bond. Duane Bevz of Penticton has been charged with a breach of undertaking (peace bond), theft of a motor vehicle and two counts of theft under $5,000. These charges...

By Shannon Quesnel Speed readers, photo radars and speed bumps were neck-'n-neck but none won the debate race during Penticton council Monday night. The three traffic tools were compared on how best to punish speeders roaring past Parkway Elementary School. A 3-3 voting split on how to proceed meant the issue goes back to staff...

By Shannon Quesnel Martin Street will get some road TLC from the City of Penticton if everything goes according to a downtown improvement plan. More flexible parking between Westminster Avenue and Nanaimo Avenue would mean more space for street events, says Barb Haynes, chair of the Downtown Revitalization Project. She was before city council on...

By Shannon Quesnel Penticton city council wants to hang a banner that promotes a new $300-million health centre on Penticton Regional Hospital. The banner reads, “Penticton Hospital Expansion Now! prhtower.ca”. It appeared last week at the doctors' town hall meeting. It was later hung on the overpass over Channel Parkway. Coun. Wes Hopkin says while...

By Shannon Quesnel A stepfather arrested in Osoyoos last week faces five years in prison from two convictions made in connection to the death of his stepson in 2000. Lloyd Cook was sentenced in a Prince George courtroom on Tuesday. He will serve five years in a federal prison and be given 30 days credit for...

By Shannon Quesnel Penticton Regional Hospital has been left off the B.C. government's nice list and will not get a new $300-million health centre this year. The government plans to invest $2.6 billion for health care projects around the province but the PRH tower is once again not on the list, according to the 2013/14...

By Shannon Quesnel The area's business community will have to do without Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce's Erin Hanson at the end of March. The general manager is leaving her post after two years for personal reasons and the chamber has already started its search for a replacement. Before she leaves she will...

By Shannon Quesnel Premier Christy Clark was praised and criticized by a Penticton doctor following her hospital visit on Friday. Dr. David Paisley appears skeptical during an interview at his office on Monday. The doctor printed off a letter he wrote to the premier after her visit to Penticton Regional Hospital. In it he thanked...

By Shannon Quesnel A B.C. conservation group wants Penticton to ask questions first and maybe shoot later - or not at all - when it comes to the community's mule deer issue. An actual count of deer is needed, says Sally Kilburg, chair of the Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance. OSCA promotes environmental awareness in the...

By Shannon Quesnel More than 750 people showed up to Penticton's convention centre to support the community's doctors in their effort to get funding for a new health centre. The South Okanagan Event Centre parking lot was jammed and its conference room was standing room only Wednesday night. Inside the public listened to how Penticton...

By Shannon Quesnel Penticton-area doctors want the public to make some noise tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Area physicians want public support to kick the provincial government into funding its share of a $300-million patient care tower. Tonight will also be a public information session on the pros of a...

By Shannon Quesnel A thundering hand and a velvet touch are two qualities needed in a new police chief, says Mayor Dan Ashton. Outgoing Penticton RCMP Inspector Brad Haugli will leave big shoes to fill as he moves to another position with the RCMP, according to the mayor. Haugli served as the officer-in-charge (OIC) for...

A ticket was the only penalty for a Penticton driver who struck a parked car in front of Clancy's Pub Monday night. A green Ford Focus collided with a parked car in front of the Martin Street tavern some time before 8:45 p.m. says RCMP Sgt. Rick Dellebuur. No one was injured. “The driver advised...

By Shannon Quesnel A Summerland man wants to win Canada's Handyman Challenge and get a hosting gig on TV. The first episode of Canada's Handyman Challenge finals starts tonight at 7 p.m. on HGTV. Summerland carpenter John Rousseau, 29, is one of 15 finalists competing for a $25,000 grand prize. His closest rival is 40-year-old...

RCMP arrested an Osoyoos man after he did not show for the verdict in a manslaughter case. Lloyd William Cook, 55, was apprehended at an Osoyoos residence yesterday morning. Cook will be transported to Prince George for court. Cook has been accused in the death of his stepson. A bench warrant was issued for his...