City of Penticton work crews will be performing some cleanup work on the Munson Mountain Penticton sign following some recent vandalism. City of Penticton

Iconic Penticton sign vandalized

PENTICTON – The city’s famous Penticton sign on Munson Mountain was vandalized recently.

City of Penticton communications manager Simone Blais says city crews noticed the defacement a few weeks ago. Someone had spray painted a large band across the lower section of the “i” in Penticton, turning it into an exclamation point.

City crews will clean it up next week.

Blais reminds residents even though this is a small cleanup, vandalism such as this is an example of city resources being used for cleanup and repair rather than being spent on things that move the community forward and provide benefit to all.

The city encourages residents to report vandalism in progress asking anyone has any information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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  1. Mike Ingraham

    Gotta say I thought it was innovative and imaginative – maybe permanently changing it to that would send a positive message to all of us who live here and all those who are thinking about it!

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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