
Penticton News

Photographer spots rare wasp with terrifying name in southern Interior garden
A photographer and nature enthusiast in Grand Forks snapped a photo of a rare wasp…

First baby born in the Okanagan in 2023 is a girl
The first baby born in the Okanagan this year is from Peachland. Baby Eleanor was…

Blind and deaf stray dog finds forever home in Penticton
A stray dog who is blind and deaf found a forever home last week with…

Penticton woman continues feeding homeless despite threats
A woman in Penticton is handing out hot food to the homeless despite getting unsavoury…

Penticton family dog rescued after five months on the loose in Sicamous
A dog in Sicamous was finally rescued after spending over five months outside evading capture…

Penticton council to consider six-storey apartment on riverfront property
Developers are hoping to build a six-storey apartment with 234 units on a prime piece…

New bylaw limits Penticton residents to owning six pets
Penticton residents are allowed a maximum of six pets following the adoption of a new…

Strangers save Christmas for Penticton mom and kids on brink of homelessness
A Penticton health-care worker and single mother of two who's struggling to pay her bills…

Penticton emergency cold weather shelter closes but no guarantee it’ll reopen
During the cold snap this past weekend, a temporary 30-bed overnight shelter was set up…

Okanagan developer hasn’t fixed sewage outflow issue for years
A South Okanagan developer still hasn't fixed its overflowing septic fields despite years of orders…

Penticton healthcare worker and kids on the brink of homelessness
A single mother of two is struggling to keep her family housed in the midst…

Penticton is Western Canada’s 4th best city for investors: real estate magazine
Investors are having their attention pointed towards Penticton’s real estate market. Western Investor named the…

Why more spiders will be crawling into your home this autumn
A wet spring meant more bugs, and more bugs meant more spiders will be finding…

More than 100 farm animals moved to safety from South Okanagan wildfire threat
A farm was able to move all of their animals to safety this week from…

This mid-size Okanagan city experiencing biggest housing boom in valley
Kelowna is the obvious go-to place for newcomers to the Okanagan with one of the…