Penticton City Council
City council to look at electrical disconnect fees, benefits package
PENTICTON - Penticton city staff could have a solution to high electrical disconnect-reconnect fees at this evening’s council meeting. Staff are expected to bring a new rate proposal regarding electrical disconnect-reconnect fees to council at tonight’s March 16 meeting. Staff is recommending an amendment to the fees and charges bylaw that would see the disconnect-reconnect...
Group lending support to nudists at city hall on Monday
PENTICTON - Locals Supporting Locals will be standing up for Penticton naturists, a group who enjoys going nude on Three Mile Beach, in front of Penticton City Hall today, Feb. 2. In a release this week Kevin Proteau, founder of the supporting group, said the press conference is an attempt to present to the public...
Lower speed limit in downtown Penticton accepted by most
PENTICTON - Residents appear to be content to slow down, be safe and enjoy the scenery in the Penticton's downtown core. City of Penticton communications officer Simone Blais says the reaction to the recent the drop in the speed limit downtown to 30 kilometres per hour, “Hasn’t been overly surprising.” “We’ve had some positive comments from...
School board and council take step toward open dialogue
PENTICTON - School District 67 has needs and Penticton council has the muscle to get things done so the two got together for a lunchtime discussion Monday to start a conversation. During a short Committee of the Whole meeting that followed, school board chair Linda Van Alphen said the two groups had a good conversation....
Hydro rates too high in the city, says city councillor
PENTICTON - Changing to wholesale rates could save city residents money on their hydro bill according to a Penticton City Councillor. Counc. Helena Konaz hopes the city will reconsider the way it charges customers for electricity and plans to introduce a motion during the regular meeting Jan. 19. “Traditionally council has agreed to a higher...
Council advances downtown improvements
PENTICTON - Another step forward for the downtown Penticton revitalization project at today's, Jan. 12, council meeting. Phase one improvements to Main Street were advanced with the adoption of a bylaw that will establish a local service area in addition to giving the go ahead to construct street improvements in the first phase. Council also...
City facing electrical rate hikes in 2015
PENTICTON - Hydro rates in the city are going up next year. Exactly how much more Penticton residents will be paying remains to be decided. Penticton City Council took on the issue of electrical rate increases at the Dec. 15 council meeting. Staff told council three increases were coming in the new year, including a...
Councillor says Boonstock for “head-banging druggies”
PENTICTON - City Coun. Katie Robinson made an unexpected comment about Boonstock at last night’s council meeting, causing gallery members to gasp and other councillors to hold their heads in their hands. “I’m not a head-banging druggie, so I wasn’t interested in it whatsoever,” Robinson said of the festival. Robinson has been outspoken about her...
Major upgrade budgeted for Corry Place in Penticton
PENTICTON - The people living on Corry Place in Penticon recieved an early Christmas present from city council this week. The councillors voted unanimously in favour of a staff recommendation to include the reconstruction of the street in the 2015 budget. Prior to the start of budget talks on Dec. 8, a Corry Place resident made...
Penticton council working to deal with election problems
PENTICTON - It wasn't smooth sailing during the Penticton election in November. There were too many candidates, signage problems and crowded polling stations, according to the city's corporate officer. Dana Schmidt delivered a summary of the election to the newly elected city councillors this week, noting 31.4 per cent of eligible voters, and less than 10...
ARCHER: A lot of talk, how about some action?
The group TimeForChangePenticton has become a sort of phenomenon over the last few weeks. I “liked” the page early on and my Facebook feed has been blowing up with notifications of posts and pictures and comments. People are talking about issues that many argue were not being talked about (enough) before. All the talk is...
Penticton considering spreading advanced polling stations around city
PENTICTON - Voters may get more options as to where they can cast their ballots in the upcoming municipal election. Staff recommended council consider changing locations for one of two days of early voting, to better accommodate people living on the south side of town. Ballots have previously been cast at advanced polling stations set...
Councillor wants city to be more transparent about expenses
PENTICTON - Coun. Helena Konanz is looking to make the city more transparent by publicly posting councillor expenses more than once a year. It will be easier to answer questions from media and public about expenses on a more regular basis, rather than having to refer to notes from conferences attended over a year earlier,...