
Penticton News Today & Local Events

Growing trend for Okanagan wineries to stop waiving tasting fees
Logan Saunders has done 22 wine tastings in the past year in Lake Country, Kelowna,…

B.C.’s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality
CALGARY – With more than 400 active wildfires still burning in B.C. and many residents…

The Kamloops Farmers’ Market: Nourishing The Community and Culture
For more than 40 years, the Kamloops Farmers' Market has been a long-standing staple in…

Ashcroft ranch giving away 50,000 lbs of cantaloupes for free
Desert Hills Ranch is giving away 50,000 pounds of cantaloupes that would have otherwise been…

Entrepreneur spreads her love of locally-sourced charcuterie to Penticton
The owner of a new booming charcuterie business near Keremeos has announced she's expanding her…

Interior Health temporarily shutters Penticton pizzeria
A Penticton pizzeria was ordered to close earlier this month because of public health concerns.…
Farmers not backing down on Kamloops irrigation shutdown
Westsyde Kamloops farmers were told their city-run irrigation would be shut off by the end…

Rutland restaurant dishes up authentic Latin American eats and treats
An eatery in Rutland is busy this summer dishing out authentic Latin American favourites like…

Oliver Wine Village has a winery for sale
There’s a chance to own a slice of the District Wine Village in Oliver. The…

Community responds after general store near Kamloops hit with costly crime
A familiar and respected community store near Kamloops was broken into and vandalized last month…

Randy’s Cheeseburger Picnic coming through Kamloops, Vernon and Penticton
Randy from Trailer Park Boys is taking his Cheeseburger Picnic on tour across Western Canada,…

‘Covert op’ catches BC restaurant selling beer to-go without food
Another BC restaurant has been caught in a sting operation selling beer to-go without a…

Mounted wine tours are now a thing in Keremeos
Some of the guests at Similkameen wineries have been arriving via horseback. Equine and Wine…

Why the BC CDC is warning you to wash your fruits and vegetables
There is an increase in gastrointestinal infections in the province this year and it’s linked…

iN PHOTOS: Weird veggies from Kamloops, Okanagan
It’s that time of year when funny-looking vegetables start appearing, from twisted carrots to horny…

