Penticton news
Are changes coming for Penticton’s two tourism associations in 2016?
PENTICTON - The city is looking everywhere it can to find ways to cut costs and operate city interests more efficiently and that includes both city entities entrusted with promoting the region's tourism industry. Penticton Mayor Andrew Jakubeit says the overlap in function between the Penticton Hospitality Association and Tourism Penticton could be leveraged to the...
A cool, white Christmas for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - You’re in luck if you dreamed of a white Christmas, but expect slightly cooler temperatures to go along with it. Enough snow has fallen this month to give much of the Okanagan a white Christmas, something that has only a 50 per cent chance of happening in Kelowna and only a 20 per...
Serious accident south of Penticton sends one to hospital
KALEDEN - One person has been sent to hospital after a head on collision south of Penticton this morning, Dec. 24. Around 7 a.m., a Honda Civic and a Ford pickup truck collided on Highway 97, roughly half a kilometre south of Lakehill Road in Kaleden. The driver of the Civic was taken to hospital...
Winter break activities to keep you busy in Penticton
PENTICTON - Christmas 2015 looks like it will be white in Penticton this year, which will be a blessing to those looking for winter activities on the valley bottom. With Apex Mountain Resort a 40-minute drive from downtown Penticton, winter is never far away, no matter what kind of winter we’re experiencing, however. The resort...
No car seat, no ride for Armstrong mom and baby trying to board the bus
VERNON - A North Okanagan woman is sharing her experience after being told she couldn’t board a public transit bus without a car seat for her baby. Chelsey Dyer planned to take the Route 60 bus into Vernon from her Armstrong home last week to pick up her car, but wasn’t allowed on. “The driver...
Osoyoos woman absolved of assaulting an officer
PENTICTON - An Osoyoos woman charged with willfully resisting or obstructing a police officer and assaulting a police officer walked away from a Penticton courtroom a free woman today, Dec. 23 after a judge preferred her evidence over that of police. Judge Roy Dickey handed down a decision of not guilty on both counts against...
Police respond to mail theft south of Penticton
PENTICTON - Police responded to reports of a mail theft south of Penticton today, only to find the suspects throwing stolen property and weapons out of the vehicle as they tried to make their get away. Community Policing Coordinator Rick Dellebuur says unconfirmed reports of mailbox and residential theft in the Twin Lakes area prompted...
Town of Oliver familiar with new CAO hire
PENTICTON - Keremeos’ loss will be Oliver’s gain as village Cathy Cowan recently accepted the Chief Administrative Officer position in the Town of Oliver. Cowan’s departure from Keremeos will come less than eight months after she was hired as CAO of the Similkameen village. She’ll be bringing 20 years worth of experience with the Regional...
Smaller South Okanagan communities benefit from age-friendly grants
PENTICTON - The province is helping 28 B.C. communities help their resident seniors stay mobile, active and socially connected. Okanagan Falls and Keremeos are two local communities benefitting from 2016 Age-friendly Community Planning and Project grants. Keremeos has been awarded $20,000 to help the village build an age-friendly outdoor fitness park to provide additional fitness...
Thief with a penchant for Wal-Mart won’t be home for Christmas
PENTICTON - A Penticton man won’t get his wish to spend Christmas with family following a Tuesday Penticton court appearance on today, Dec. 22. Brandon Michael Hurren was sentenced on counts of driving while prohibited, theft under $5,000 and breach of recognizance for a number of incidents that occurred in Penticton and Kelowna this year....
Fortis jacking up power rates on New Year’s Day
OKANAGAN - The price of electricity will be going up almost three per cent in the Fortis service area. Rates will be going up 2.96 per cent New Year's Day, the publicly-owned utility announced last week after receiving regulatory approval. The company says that amounts to a monthly increase of $3.81 for the average Fortis...
‘Turtles’ lure man to Holden Road residence
PENTICTON - Thefts and mayhem on the road following the first significant snowfall of the season kept Penticton RCMP busy last week. Police responded to an address on Holden Road at 3 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, after receiving calls of a man trying to push his way through the patio door, Penticton RCMP media spokesperson...
Penmar society dream down, but not out
PENTICTON - The Penmar Community Arts Society is not giving up on their dream to turn the former Penmar Theatre into a community arts centre. Following the passing of a deadline last week for a Kickstarter funding campaign, Penmar Society President Kerri Milton says the group who owns the Penmar property needs to have the option...
Keremeos self storage lockers targeted by thieves
PENTICTON - Several customers are missing items following a break in at a Keremeos self storage compound. Thieves cut locks on several units in the Keremeos self storage facility, located on Veterans Avenue sometime between 10 p.m., Monday, Dec. 20, and 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 21, Keremeos RCMP Cpl. Kathleen Thien says. A chain link fence...
Penticton property tax increase on the way
PENTICTON - Penticton City Council and staff are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel following a lengthy budget meeting in council chambers this week, and it could cost taxpayers upwards of $81 per year. Council took a long look at the 2016 operating budget yesterday morning, Dec. 21, followed by a longer...