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Fire at apartment building in downtown Penticton
PENTICTON – Fires crews made short work of a fire in an apartment in a…
School funding hot topic at South Okanagan Similkmeen Regional District meeting
PENTICTON – School closures were on the minds of South Okanagan Similkameen Regional District board…
Goose egg addling program winding down after longest season ever
PENTICTON – The 2016 nesting season for geese in the Okanagan has turned out to…
South Okanagan Similkameen Regional District finds funding fix for film commission
PENTICTON – Regional district directors have found a way to provide funding to the Okanagan…
Summerland Action Festival tops weekend list of activities
PENTICTON – It’s Summerland’s turn to shine this weekend as the community sets the stage…
Okanagan Skaha school board says thanks for the money; decision on how to spend it to come
PENTICTON – The Okanagan Skaha school board says it appreciates the province’s funding announcement earlier this…
Province seeks out Penticton Search and Rescue for funding grant
PENTICTON – A provincial government funding announcement today has given Penticton Search and Rescue some…
Weekend heat could set new records in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – If you’ve missed temperatures soaring into the mid-30s you’re in luck, we have…
No more beer in the fridge for regional fire departments
PENTICTON – Firehalls in the South Okanagan and Similkameen will soon be alcohol free zones.…
Reel Peach Fest returning for second year
PENTICTON – The Reel Peach Fest film festival is coming back to this year’s Penticton…
Penticton lawyer found guilty of misconduct by Law Society
PENTICTON – A Penticton lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Law…
Group uses social media to expose men preying on girls
PENTICTON – A chapter of Creep Catchers, a group that uses social media to expose…
South Okanagan firehalls could finally become alcohol-free
PENTICTON – The regional district is close to making firehalls alcohol-free, something which has been…
Okanagan Falls thieves caught red-handed
PENTICTON – An alert neighbour helped RCMP get their man — or men, more accurately…
Provincial funds not enough to change Okanagan Similkameen School District closure scenario
OSOYOOS – An announcement of little more than $118,000 falls short of being able to…
MLA still not convinced Okanagan Skaha schools need to close
PENTICTON – Money provided to Okanagan Skaha School District by the province should allow for…
More than 400 new child care spots coming to Southern Interior communities
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – More funding announcements have been made this week, this time for new child…
Police calls on the rise in Penticton as summer approaches
PENTICTON – As the busy tourist season approaches in Penticton, the local RCMP detachment is…
SHOULDA WALKED: Why a drunk Penticton man was arrested after trying to take a safe ride home
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who said he mistook a parked taxi for his ride…
Multi-tasking motorist knocks over lamp post in Penticton
PENTICTON – A Penticton motorist learned multi-tasking is not his strength after knocking over a…
Funding inadequate to keep schools open in Okanagan Skaha School District
PENTICTON – Okanagan Skaha School District Superintendent Wendy Hyer says today’s funding announcement by the…
Bigger fines for distracted drivers in B.C. start this week
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Distracted drivers across B.C. will be getting heavier fines and receive more penalty…
Funding not enough to keep Osoyoos Secondary open: trustee
OSOYOOS – It’s too soon to say for certain what impact today’s provincial school funding…
Young Penticton fraudster gets nine months
PENTICTON – A teenage Penticton man with a lengthy criminal record will serve eight more…