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Ignite the Arts in Penticton is especially hot today
Today is the busiest day during Dozens of artists and performers are in Penticton for…
Two dozen displaced by motel fire in Penticton
A second-storey fire at the Black Forest Motel in Penticton has displaced 25 people. Accommodations…
Interior Health has closed Oliver’s ER for 20 hours this week
The emergency department at the hospital in Oliver was closed again overnight, the second such…
Former Barenaked Lady Steven Page performing at South Okanagan winery this summer
A winery in Oliver is hosting an iconic Canadian musician this summer for a musical…
Condo residents sue following deadly fire in Penticton
Former residents of a Penticton apartment building gutted by fire in 2020 have launched a…
Penticton Vees in great shape to defend title as BCHL champs
The Penticton Vees will be a force to be reckoned with in the BCHL playoffs…
Penticton Art Gallery curator to plead his case before City slashes budget in half
Penticton City Councillors will be taking a second look at their decision to cut funding…
Mom who lost son running across B.C. to raise awareness about safe drug supply
A mom who lost her son to an overdose will be stopping in the Okanagan…
Outdoor farmers’ markets starting next weekend in Kelowna and Vernon
The Kelowna Farmer’s and Crafters’ Market is just about ready to move outdoors for the…
Flying Fools stunt divers coming to Penticton’s Peachfest
Daredevil performers are returning to Penticton this summer to dive from heights up to 25…
Penticton woman who tried to retrieve stolen bike threatened with replica handgun
Penticton RCMP have a man in custody, accused of pointing a gun at a woman…
Movie shot in Penticton will be playing in select Okanagan theatres for one night only
A movie that used the South Okanagan and Similkameen as a backdrop is beginning its…
Independent grocers in Penticton worry new bike lane will obstruct their busy parking lot
As Penticton’s Lake-to-Lake bike route nears construction on its final phase, the owners of a…
Sparrow e-scooters have a different way to fly in South Okanagan
Residents of Kelowna and Vernon are used to seeing shared e-scooters parked helter-skelter throughout their…
Penticton council to consider bylaw to govern ‘public behaviour’
The City of Penticton may be giving more authority to its Community Safety Officers. Council…
SkyHawks will be dropping into Penticton’s Peachfest this summer
The SkyHawks will be putting on a show in the skies above Penticton this summer.…
Penticton bike lane makes it difficult for semi to clear corner
A trucker had a tough time turning onto Martin Street in Penticton earlier this week…
Driver flees after striking pedestrian in Penticton parking lot
A 19-year-old man was struck by a vehicle in Penticton and the driver allegedly fled…
Penticton’s famous Kevin the Goose survives another winter
A Canada goose known by Penticton locals as Kevin the Goose has made it through…
Wrongful dismissal suit launched against Penticton’s Ooknakane Friendship Centre
The former Ooknakane Friendship Centre executive director claims the non-profit wrongfully dismissed him and damaged…
Property crime dropped in Penticton last year
Penticton RCMP responded to fewer calls for service last year compared to 2021 and 2020…
Couple takes WestJet to court in Penticton for ‘mental distress’ from cancelled flight
WestJet is being sued for cancelling a flight back to B.C. from Mexico after a…
Two vehicles destroyed by suspicious fire in Penticton
A pair of parked vehicles were destroyed in an early morning fire Penticton RCMP are…
Penticton passersby made CPR even more stressful for nurse
A Penticton woman expected strangers would have shown more compassion when she was performing CPR…