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Oxygen mask donation to aid pets caught up in emergency incidents
PENTICTON – An Okanagan group that aids animals during times of disaster are also working…
Doctor recruitment a high priority with health authority
PENTICTON – Interior Health continues to recognize the need for more doctors throughout its jurisdiction,…
Take in a pow wow or the Peach Classic, among other things this weekend
PENTICTON – From native culture to sports, there’s a variety of things to do in…
Cougar sighting causes anxious moments for Summerland resident
SUMMERLAND – Summerland resident Amber Andreucci had just returned from a bike ride just after…
Restless Penticton audience tough to please at Don Henley show
PENTICTON – Concert nights must be tough on aging musicians like Don Henley who has…
Skaha Hills launches $48 million phase as PLAY Winery opens
PENTICTON – Following the success of Phase I and II, Skaha Hills, the resort-style, residential…
Search teams find woman lost overnight on Okanagan Mountain
PENTICTON – A hiker reported missing yesterday evening has been located. Penticton RCMP spokeperson Cpl.…
Correctional centre continues to spin off economic benefits as construction winds down
PENTICTON – As construction begins winding down at the Okanagan Correctional Centre and employment patterns…
Break and enters result in little ill-gotten gain
PENTICTON – Police reported fewer institution and retail break ins, as criminals had varying degrees…
Province to put fish-killing chemical into two Okanagan lakes to control invasive perch
OKANAGAN – Two lakes in the Central Okanagan are being closed for fishing so the…
Interior Health responding to rising overdose incidents and fentanyl use
PENTICTON – Interior Health has begun to collect data regarding drug overdoses in Penticton and…
Police seek owner of high end bicycle
PENTICTON – Penticton RCMP hope some additional publicity will help return a stolen bicycle to…
Thief stays in building after closing time, breaks out with the goods
PENTICTON – A break and enter into a downtown business complex may have been a…
Premier in the city to launch construction of new Penticton hospital tower
PENTICTON – Construction of Penticton’s new hospital care tower got off to an official start…
UPDATE: Traffic moving smoothly after collision slowed traffic on Highway 97 south of Penticton
PENTICTON – A collision on Highway 97 that slowed traffic south of Penticton earlier this…
Bicycle thefts soaring in Penticton
PENTICTON – Take extra steps to protect your bicycle in Penticton, RCMP advise. Penticton RCMP…
Ignoring court orders costs Penticton man six months in jail
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who thumbed his nose at three conditional discharges by committing…
Penticton man gets probation for firearms offence
PENTICTON – A Penticton man was sentenced to probation on a firearms charge in Penticton…
Penticton’s Skaha Beach gets kudos in national magazine
PENTICTON – The rest of Canada is finding out what most residents of Penticton already…
New Penticton Downtown Association executive director announced
PENTICTON – The Downtown Penticton Association has a new executive director. The association has announced…
Tourist who drowned in Skaha Lake last week identified
PENTICTON – The man who drowned in Skaha Lake last week has been identified. Flaviu…
Parking problems begin with start of Penticton hospital construction
PENTICTON – With work in the initial stages of construction for the new Penticton Regional…
Okanagan Similkameen School District trustees comment on ‘back of the napkin’ school funding from province
OLIVER – The province’s recently announced Rural Education Enhancement Fund has saved Osoyoos Secondary School…
Regional board approves South Okanagan-Similkameen conservation fund
PENTICTON – It’s taken more than a year, but South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program manager…