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City Of Penticton 2019
Two public washrooms in Penticton closed due to vandalism
The City of Penticton says vandalism has resulted in the closure of two public washrooms.…
Get into the holiday spirit with Penticton’s Christmas lights tour
What better way to get into the spirit of the holiday season than to tour…
Penticton’s latest clean up of homeless camp includes 1,200 needles
The City of Penticton is continuing its clean up of the Esplanade lands this week…
Penticton continues to experience a robust job market
Penticton’s job market is looking pretty healthy these days, says the city’s economic development specialist.…
Penticton job fair provides opportunities for recently displaced workers
A recent turndown in activity in one of the City of Penticton’s industrial sectors has…
Petition launched to save Penticton’s scroll lights
After more than five decades, two well known Penticton street fixtures are being removed. The…
Penticton is dealing with a homeless and addiction crisis and it’s looking for a little help
Homelessness and the opioid crisis are significant issues throughout the Okanagan and Kamloops regions but…
Forum will tackle regional hiring and workforce housing issues
PENTICTON – A dual topic forum aimed at finding answers to local workforce hiring and…
Penticton water bottle refill stations proving popular
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton is embarking on a popular initiative that is helping…
Penticton homeless camp base for those looking for work, says camper
PENTICTON – It’s not easy being homeless in Penticton, and Sylvain Demers says he knows…
Penticton program seeking volunteers to partner in park clean up
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton is stepping up a program inviting local residents to…
Survey says: Penticton residents don’t feel as safe as they used to
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton has released the results of its 2019 citizen survey,…
Penticton, Interior Health look for collaborative approach to discarded needles
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton and Interior Health have agreed on the need for…
City gets meeting with Interior Health after Penticton girl steps on discarded needle
PENTICTON – Officials from the City of Penticton and the Interior Health Authority are going…
Penticton city employees making $75,000 or more grew by 16 per cent last year
PENTICTON – Half of the city’s 122 employees at the City of Penticton who made…
Lake to lake cycling route to be unveiled to city council
PENTICTON – A long awaited cycling route connecting Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake through Penticton…
Penticton’s building boom of multi-family units continued in May
PENTICTON – Penticton continues to see a building boom as the South Okanagan real estate…
Penticton sidewalk sitting bylaw approved, sidewalk sitter back in court
PENTICTON – The ink had barely dried on Penticton’s amended good neighbour bylaw that restricts…
Penticton’s Fairview Road renamed Rory McIvor Way
PENTICTON – A prominent Penticton citizen was paid a posthumous honour today as the City…
Sit-in planned to protest Penticton’s $100 fine for sitting on sidewalk
PENTICTON – A social media message making the rounds in Penticton is urging civil disobedience…
$100 fines for sitting on sidewalk sensitive subject in downtown Penticton
PENTICTON – The day after Penticton City Council approved a bylaw amendment restricting sitting and…
Penticton’s Monday Night Supper moving uptown
PENTICTON – A Penticton organization that feeds 60 to 70 people in need every Monday…
Traffic pattern changes coming for pair of Penticton streets
PENTICTON – Motorists using Eckhardt and Westminster Avenues in Penticton will see traffic pattern changes…
First of three supportive housing complexes in Penticton open next week
PENTICTON – One of Penticton’s provincially-funded supportive housing developments will be opening its doors next…