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Some Okanagan New Year’s polar bear swims return
New Year's Day polar bear swims were left out in the cold due to public…
Select New Year’s Eve celebrations still a go throughout Thompson-Okanagan
If you are hoping to celebrate the new year by attending a major event like…
B.C. Wildfire recruiting crew members for upcoming wildfire season
Looking for a job this summer? The B.C. Wildfire Service is now accepting applications for…
Development plans for Peachland RV park coming into focus
Peachland residents are getting some of their first looks at a new beachfront development. Porchlight…
B.C. singer-songwriter hitting road to Kamloops, Okanagan in new year
A musician from the B.C. folk-rock trio Lion Bear Fox is planning on coming out…
Why these Okanagan cafes are creating unique hot chocolates
The first annual Okanagan Hot Chocolate Festival is giving hot chocolate lovers an opportunity to…
Here’s some of the best spots to ice fish in the Thompson-Okanagan
The winter fishing community is hopeful for a quick start to the season in the…
A look back at Christmas from a half century ago
If you were sitting around the table for Christmas dinner in the Thompson-Okanagan 50 years…
iN VIDEO: Drive-by of Christmas light displays in Penticton
The winter solstice may be the darkest time of year but the streets of Penticton…
EXIT Escape Games open new location in Penticton
New escape rooms opened last week in Penticton, making them the only escape room experience…
Map of the best Penticton holiday lights 2021
It’s that time of year again when jingle bells and Christmas carols can be heard,…
iN PHOTOS: New ER opens at Penticton hospital; part of $312M reno
The largest phase of the renovation at the Penticton Regional Hospital’s emergency room has been…
Penticton RCMP investigating shooting of downtown business
This weekend, shots were fired at a downtown Penticton business and police are asking for…
‘It’s been insane:’ Princeton mayor hoping Coquihalla stays open following flood events
With the main highway connecting the Lower Mainland to the Interior set to open tomorrow,…
Foreclosure looms over three Penticton motels unless debts settled
A Vancouver company that owns three motels in Penticton is hoping to settle its debts…
Two years after he was fired from the Penticton mall, this naughty Santa is as busy as ever
– This story was originally published Dec. 8, 2021. Getting fired over spicy photos seemed like…
Why Kamloops, Okanagan winter cyclists are envious of Penticton
More Penticton cyclists appear to be riding in winter weather thanks to the City’s decision…
Okanagan ice wines getting the cold shoulder this winter
Temperatures are beginning to drop low enough to harvest grapes for ice wine but many…
South Okanagan massage therapist resigns after sending explicit texts during treatments
A Naramata massage therapist has surrendered his licence after he admitted to sending sexually explicit…
Province to build new homeless shelter for Penticton to replace controversial one
After Penticton city council got into a fight with B.C.’s Attorney General earlier this year…
Sister of woman who lost home in Penticton tax sale grateful council ‘did the right thing’
The sister of a Penticton woman whose home was sold in a tax sale described…
Penticton to pay vulnerable woman $140K for selling her home for unpaid tax bill
Penticton city council offered an official apology and voted to reimburse a vulnerable woman negatively…
Okanagan Falls woman wins $25K Pacific Hold’Em Poker prize
Okanagan Falls resident Shelley Mackenzie won $25,428 from the Pacific Hold’Em Poker draw on Oct.…
Penticton council to discuss tax auction sale in closed door meeting
Penticton Mayor John Vassilaki has confirmed that city council will discuss the forced sale of…