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BCHL FINAL: Vees win Fred Page Cup
PENTICTON - Dakota Conroy scored two-minutes into overtime in game six, as the Penticton Vees won the 2014-2015 Fred Page Cup championship Friday night, April 17, at Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo. The Vees won the BCHL Final four games to two, and now are off to Fort McMurray, Alberta, to represent the BCHL in...
RDOS board seeking further information on capital funding reallocation request
PENTICTON - A request by Interior Health to redirect hospital funding has regional district directors asking questions. Interior Health wants the regional district to redirect $37,000 budgeted toward a pediatric patient room at Penticton Regional Hospital in order to provide a personal safety system for the hospital’s Inpatient Psychiatry Unit. A staff report tabled at...
New money to fight invasive plants in Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The province is spending more than $1.7 million to help local governments and other organizations with the battle against unwanted plants damaging local ecosystems. Minster of Lands and Kelowna MLA Steve Thomson announced the grants to fight invasive plant species in a media release this week. “It’s important we get a handle on...
Penticton gas station targeted by suspected arsonist
PENTICTON - A Penticton man is scheduled to appear in court charged with arson in connection with an early morning fire at a Husky gas station. Fire crews and police were called to the gas station on Fairview Road around 2:46 a.m., April 17. They arrived to find a fire on the outside the building,...
RDOS enters agreement for fast charging station
PENTICTON - It will soon be more convenient to drive an electric car from Penticton to Vancouver. The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen directors have entered into an agreement with Sunshine Valley Recreation Inc. to lease space for a DC Fast Charging station in Manning Park. The regional district board also agreed to contract BC...
Annual cancer fundraiser facing shortage of registrants in Penticton
PENTICTON - Changes are in the works to this year’s Penticton Relay for Life as organizers deal with a shortage of registrants. “We have not reached our goal for teams registered and want to leave no stone unturned in our efforts to gain awareness for the most important event in our annual calendar,” Relay for...
BCHL FINAL: Vees rally to beat Clippers and take series lead
PENTICTON - The Penticton Vees are now one win away from a Fred Page Cup championship, after a come from behind 3-2 win over the Nanaimo Clippers in game five at the South Okanagan Events Centre last night, April 16. Cam Amantea and Riley Alferd scored four-minutes apart in the third, as the Vees erased...
InfoNews houseboat prize winner all smiles
KAMLOOPS - The winner of the InfoNews grand prize is all smiles after claiming her trip last week. “This is an awesome prize,” Debbie Sampson, who is a social development worker with the Adams Lake Indian Band, says about winning the InfoNews houseboat vacation grand prize. Though Sampson is excited her kids might be even...
Penticton not alone in hunt for top bureaucrat
PENTICTON - Finding new, high level municipal bureacrats is neither quick or easy, as two communities in the South Okanagan are discovering as they attempt to replace their Chief Administrative Officers. Penticton has engaged the services of a recruitment agency following Annette Antoniak’s departure in February, while Keremeos is faced with a similar process with...
Popular community market promises to be bigger and better this year
PENTICTON - The start of the popular Penticton Community Market is only a couple of weeks away and as many as 300 vendors can be expected this year. The annual market’s first day of the season is Saturday, May 2. It is scheduled to run until Oct. 12, but may be extended to the end...
Two Okanagan wind farms get green light
OKANAGAN – The first wind farms ever built in the Okanagan will be producing electricity by 2016. Agreements between B.C. Hydro and Zero Emission Energy Development have been inked for wind farms west of Summerland and west of Kelowna, according to a media release from the B.C. Liberal caucus. The White Rock-based company will be...
Harry Potter on trial during Penticton Law Week event
PENTICTON - Penticton middle and high school students have a date in Penticton courthouse tomorrow. They will be there with members of the Provincial Crown Counsel and those of the local bar to conduct two mock trials as part of Law Week, Friday, April 17. The first trial, beginning at 10 a.m., will have Harry...
Soup Sisters get cooking in third charity soup event
PENTICTON - The Penticton Soup Sisters were 'souped up' for chairty at Brodo Kitchen on Monday. Brodo Kitchen Chef Paul Cecconi oversaw the soup making evening on April 13, as 22 participants prepared 180 servings of soup for the South Okanagan Women in Need Society. Four different kinds of soup were prepared, including chicken mole...
Penticton firefighters take part in Lyme Sucks Challenge
PENTICTON - The Lyme Sucks Challenge is spreading in Penticton - hopefully faster than the disease itself. Penticton RCMP took the challenge last week, and on Wednesday, April 15, it was the Penticton Fire Department’s turn. The Lyme Sucks Challenge involves being filmed while sucking on half of a lime, nominating three others to take...
Disposal costs for burned materials on the rise
PENTICTON - The tragedy of a structure fire is hard enough, but it is about to be exacerbated by an increase in dumping fees for burned waste at Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen landfills. Burned waste is generally derived from structure fires and some of the materials may contain lead, mercury and other hazards, making...
Vees pick up another win in cup final
PENTICTON - The Penticton Vees are back at home with two wins in their back pocket after an 8-5 win Tuesday night over the Nanaimo Clippers in game three of the B.C. Hockey League Fred Page Cup Final. The Vees scored four times in the second period to build up a 5-2 lead and were...
Busy wildfire season predicted for Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Be prepared for a fire season reminiscent of 2003 — maybe — regional emergency personnel were told at a workshop this week. Comparisons to the year more than 200 homes were destroyed in the Okanagan Mountain Fire and 72 homes lost in the McLure Fire were heard at a spring readiness workshop hosted...
Community Arts Society rooftop party
PENTICTON - The Penmar Community Arts Society will be holding a Rooftop Party Wednesday, April 15, from 5 - 7 p.m. Operations Manager Adam Viklund says everyone interested is invited to attend for the unveiling of the new cooperative and an update on progress of the new arts centre in the former Pen Mar theatre...
Council delays legal action against property owners
PENTICTON - Two property owners have been given two more weeks to resolve their issues before the city against takes legal action against both of them. The injunctive action planned against Action Steel (2365 Barnes St.) and Penticton Self Storage Ltd. (2360 Government St.) stems from a number of long-standing issues regarding a retaining wall...
Airport names former Kelowna mayor and councillor to advisory committee
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The group that advises Canada’s largest municipally-run airport will soon be joined by a couple of new faces familiar to people in the Central Okanagan. Kelowna’s former mayor Walter Gray and former city councillor Andre Blanleil, along with industry representative Meryle Corbett were all appointed to four-year terms on the Kelowna Internnational Airport...
Youthful Penticton inventor heading for science fair nationals
PENTICTON - After a successful weekend at the regional science fair a youthful Penticton inventor is aiming for the nationals in New Brunswick. Charley Smith entered his project, which involves alternative energy sources for vehicles, in the Regional Science Fair in Summerland, placing Best in Show and winning gold. Next up is a trip to...
Penticton firefighters respond to deck blaze
PENTICTON - Penticton firefighters put out a deck fire started by a child with a lighter Sunday morning. Fire crews were called to a home on McCulloch Road near McGregor Drive around 9:34 a.m., April 12. “It was actually a retired auxiliary member who spotted it. He and the residents had it pretty much under...
Provincial funding for invasive mussel control a good start
PENTICTON - The province is recognizing the need to invest in the control of invasive zebra and quagga mussels. The Okanagan Basin Water Board was pleased to see the province step up with improved protections for zebra and quagga mussels in the Okanagan Valley in late March. The province is providing $1.3 million in funding...
Fest-of-Ale draws thousands
PENTICTON - The suds flowed freely on the weekend at the Penticton Convention Centre during the 20th annual Okanagan Fest of Ale. More than 4,000 people participated in the tasting event that showcased beers and ciders from 47 producers. Changes to the event this year included an outdoor section and a pop-up, on site liquor...