Penticton news
Pup with broken leg needs your help
PENTICTON – A 10-month-old puppy who was hit by a car needs a little help from the public to get back on all four paws. Jodi, a black and white Labrador retriever mix, was brought into the South Okangan-Similkameen SPCA with a broken femur and in need of more than $4,000 worth of medical treatment....
Oliver man killed in Highway 97 crash
PEACHLAND - A crash between a car and a semi in Peachland yesterday claimed the life of an Oliver man. The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed Grant Wheeler, 81, was killed in the crash, June 4. Wheeler was driving northbound on Highway 97 when he became involved in a collision with a southbound semi-trailer at...
Pedestrian killed while attempting to cross Highway 97 near Oliver
PENTICTON - A teenager girl is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 97. The accident occurred around 5:35 p.m today, June 4, when a 16-year-old female pedestrian attempted to cross the highway just north of Oliver. A southbound motorhome attempted to avoid striking the girl, but was unable to avoid hitting her....
Council agrees to student rate for non-District 67 schools
PENTICTON - After weeks of dicussion, the city's only French school will get a price break on using city facilities. Penticton City Council took a lengthy look at school rate pricing for the use of city facilities earlier this week. The re-examination of the school pricing policy came following a request from the city’s only...
Hot weather and hot events coming to the Okanagan this weekend
OKANAGAN – After a week of rain Environment Canada is calling for a sunny, hot and dry weekend, just in time for some great events in the Okanagan. Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-30s Saturday and Sunday with minimal chance of rain, so pack up your kids and your sunscreen and make it count....
SNELSON TRIAL: Cusworth was beaten to death: Pathologist
GRAPHIC CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS - Around seven or eight blows to the head caused the death of a 19-year-old girl who was found beaten, bruised and strangled in a watery ditch at the side of a pumpkin farmer’s property in Kelowna in 1993. In Kamloops Supreme Court today, June 4, Dr. Ronald Roy, a forensic...
Penticton RCMP investigating suspicious death, likely homicide
PENTICTON - Penticton Mounties are investigating what appears to be a homicide after shots were fired in the 1000 block of Lakeshore Road early this morning, June 4. Around 3:20 a.m. RCMP were called and found a dead man at the scene, according to a news release. Officers in white coveralls are examining an outdoor...
SNELSON TRIAL UPDATE: Friends recall last moments with Jennifer Cusworth
KAMLOOPS - The last time Jennifer Cusworth’s friends saw her alive at a house party, they planned to get her home safely after drinking into the early morning hours of October 16, 1993. For Pam Coulombe and Faith Klinksiek their plan didn’t work out; the 19-year-old disappeared from the party. A jury heard Coulombe and...
UPDATE: One dead following Highway 97 crash south of Peachland
WEST KELOWNA - One is dead and another seriously injured following a crash on Highway 97 between Peachland and Summerland Thursday morning. Cpl. Joe Duncan said West Kelowna RCMP and other emergency services responded to a crash around 9 a.m., Thursday, June 4, between a passenger vehicle and a tractor trailer. Duncan says the Toyota...
Three regional district staffers earned more than $100,000 last year
PENTICTON - Nearly $7 million in salaries and expenses was paid to regional district staff in 2014, with the top-19 wage-earners accounting for more than $1.6 million of that. Last year’s salary figures for staffers making $75,000 or more and elected representatives stipends were released by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen in an annual Statement of...
Placement of Penticton power poles a problem after paving
PENTICTON - A couple of errant power poles on a newly reconstructed street corner by the City of Penticton has some people shaking their heads. Residents in the area of Industrial Avenue and Atkinson Street have noticed two power poles at that intersection located on the crosswalk beyond the curb following the recent completion of...
Intersection issues follow major reconstruction in Penticton
PENTICTON - It’s a big improvement, but it’s not complete. Those thoughts appear to be on the minds of many residents and employees working in the vicinity of Industrial Avenue and Atkinson Street this week, just days after an extensive reconstruction of Industrial Avenue was completed. A pedestrian crossing the intersection this afternoon, June 3,...
United Airlines drops service to Kelowna
KELOWNA – After less than a year of service between Kelowna and San Francisco, United Airlines has departed for good. The carrier first started service to Kelowna in October of last year and according to airport spokesperson Jenelle Hynes had already decided in December that it just wasn’t economically feasible to continue the once-daily flights...
New trail first step in connecting Summerland to Penticton
PENTICTON - Construction on the first phase of a new trail for the South Okanagan is set to begin next week. The Trail of the Okanagans Society announced a planned construction start day of June 13 for a new recreational pathway on Highway 97. The trail will start at Lakeshore Drive travel south to Summerland...
Court decision favours regional district
PENTICTON - A cooperative road paving initiative between the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen and the Ministry of Transportation ended up in court following a dispute between the regional district and its contractor, Associated Engineering. The problems began as a result of a 2005 water supply improvement project in Naramata that saw the regional district installing...