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Beekeepers on the hunt for swarming bees

PENTICTON - Beekeepers are asking for your help to spot swarming bees so they don't become a nuisance and local beekeepers can use them to create new colonies. Uncaptured swarms can sometimes mean problems for homeowners, according to a media release. If they find small openings in roofs, they can establish themselves, resulting in a...

Tenors tour coming to Penticton

PENTICTON - Prepare for a night of powerful voices and memorable melodies as the multi-platinum JUNO award winning vocal group known as The Tenors perform at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. The tour coincides with the release of the group’s fourth album Under One Sky on May 4....

Injured hiker rescued from Skaha Bluffs

PENTICTON - A man from Nova Scotia is being treated at Penticton Regional Hospital this afternoon after being rescued following an accident at Skaha Bluffs. Penticton Search and Rescue members were requested to assist in the man’s rescue by B.C. Ambulance around noon today, April 30. The man, in his 30s, had been hiking in...

Conservation group lets grass grow in fight against invasive plants

PENTICTON - A widely diverse group of biologists, foresters, agrologists, conservationists and members of the general public took to the hills above Okanagan Falls Wednesday to learn more about ways to fight invasive plants. The 35 member tour, April 29, took a look at seeding experiments conducted by the Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society,...

Penticton federal building vandalized by graffiti

PENTICTON - Penticton’s federal building was vandalized with graffiti late this morning, April 30. The building, located at 227 Winnipeg Street, houses Revenue Canada offices. The messages were believed to have been sprayed at approximately 12:30 p.m. Police were called to the scene. Political messages are spray painted in orange on the Nanaimo Avenue side...

Dispute over concrete retaining wall moves toward resolution

PENTICTON - A long running dispute over a deteriorating concrete retaining wall, and the associated drainage problems, in Penticton’s industrial area may be on the way to resolution. City communication officer Simone Blais says the two parties involved in the issue met with city staff and legal council earlier this month and came up with...

Vees in Western Canada Cup Final

FORT McMURRAY, AB - The Penticton Vees are in the Western Canada Cup Final after holding off the Melfort Mustangs 3-1 Wednesday at the Casman Centre in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Pat Newell scored what turned out to be the game-winner early in the second, as the Vees are one win away from the RBC Cup...

Penticton tourism groups ready to put past behind them

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton is anxious to pursue its tourist initiatives, and hopes a renewed association and common goals between three organizations involved in tourist marketing in the city will help rebuild Penticton as a tourist destination. Less than a year ago, three separate entities were fighting with each other for tourism dollars...

Judge impressed with man’s attempt to rehabilitate himself

PENTICTON - A Penticton judge was pleased with a man’s attempts to change his ways since he was charged with assault. Judge Gregory Koturbash said in Penticton Provincial court today, April 29, Frederick Nathaniel Williams showed commitment to getting his life back on track after getting mixed up in a scuffle that led to an...

Penticton outreach centre relocating to where need is greatest

PENTICTON - A new outreach centre planned for Penticton will make mental health services more accessible for the people who need it most. Interior Health announced plans Wednesday, April 29, to relocate an outreach program that helps connect clients with physicians and other health services. The Martin Street Outreach Centre, located at 437 Martin St.,...

On the hunt for summer weather in Penticton

PENTICTON - With temperatures hitting 24 Celsius in Penticton Tuesday, April 28, city residents were out in full force lounging in parks, walking the Okanagan lakefront in comfortable summer attire, or in the case of Syd Birch of the Okanagan Treasure Hunters Club, exploring Gyro Park for lost treasures. Birch says he was 'just killing...

Terriers take bite out of Vees

FORT McMURRAY, AB - The Penticton Vees now know how it feels to be on the other end of a hot start. After the Vees outscored their opponents 8-0 in the first period in two games, it was the Portage Terriers scoring twice in first 20-minutes, en route to a 3-2 win over Penticton in...

Pedestrian walkway nearing completion

PENTICTON - Kaleden’s first sidewalk is reshaping and urbanizing the community’s major road. Regional District Okanagan Similkameen Community Services Manager Mark Woods says the Lakehill Road project is 'going very well' and expects the walkway to be completed sometime in May. He says construction fell a few weeks behind due to negotiations for further land...

School superintendent’s salary subject to scrutiny

PENTICTON - School District 67 is getting plenty of reaction to news Superintendent Wendy Hyer was given a significant pay raise at a board meeting last December. “I’ve been on the phone, in interviews all morning,” Chair Linda Van Alphen said today, April 28. The Penticton Herald reported yesterday Wendy Hyer got a $17,000 pay...

Missing Penticton hiker located after weekend search

PENTICTON - With more than a foot of fresh snow in the Brent Mountain area on Saturday a hiker was left out in the cold that night as rescue crews worked quickly to locate the man, who was reported missing after not returning from a day hike. The family of a 19-year-old Penticton man called...

Massive sale big news for bookworms

PENTICTON - Read any good books lately? If you haven’t, you won’t want to miss this week’s golden opportunity to find some spring reading at the Rotary Club of Penticton-Okanagan’s annual book sale on right now. You'll also be contributing to worthy causes. Past President Ian Esson says this is the clubs' 11th year running  the...

Keremeos bank teller to repay fraudulent funds

PENTICTON - A former cash-strapped customer service representative for a Keremeos bank will have to pay back $25,000 she fraudulently took from customers' accounts, Judge  Gregory Koturbash ruled in Penticton provincial court today, April 27. Elizabeth Natalie Elgie was working at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Keremeos in 2011 when her supervisor discovered...

Penmar Arts Society creating investment cooperative

PENTICTON - The Penmar Community Arts Society has an investment opportunity for budding Ed Mirvish types in Penticton. The society held a rooftop party to announce a new investment opportunity for theatre-goers. The group plans to create a cooperative following discussions with Penmar property owners, who gave the society an option to purchase the property...

Penticton Vees blank hometown Oil Barons

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta -Tyson Jost loves playing in his home province, as the Vees super-rookie scored twice on Sunday, as the Penticton Vees remained perfect at the Western Canada Cup with a 6-0 win over the Fort McMurray Oil Barons. Connor Chartier scored twice in the third and Mitch Newsome and Dante Fabbro picked up...

Vees hammer Spruce Grove; Western Canada Cup opener

FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - They say first impressions are everything and the Vees made a lasting one in their Western Canada Cup opener, as they throttled the Spruce Grove Saints 11-3 Saturday afternoon at the Casman Centre in Fort McMurray. Tyson Jost picked up a hat-trick, April 25, Riley Alferd scored twice and the Vees...

How to help the victims of the earthquake in Nepal

Over a thousand people are dead and tens of thousands of people are homeless after a powerful earthquake struck in Nepal on Saturday and officials warn the death toll will rise as more reports come in. The magnitude 7.8 quake originated outside the capital of Kathmandu. Within hours of the earthquake, emergency relief organizations sprung...

UPDATE: Highway 3 reopens following car crash

HEDLEY – Highway 3 between Keremeos and Princeton has reopened after a two-car crash this morning. The crash happened about one kilometre west of Hedley at around 8 a.m., April 25. The highway opened to single-lane traffic around noon and both lanes were open at about 2:15 p.m. Unconfirmed reports say two people were taken...