Penticton news
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.,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kelowna’s newest attraction will test your nerves and your teamwork
KELOWNA – The door locks behind you and the clock starts counting down. You are trapped in a dimly lit room and an eery soundtrack begins to play in the background. For the next 45 minutes you and your team search frantically for clues as you try to escape Kelowna's newest and perhaps most thrilling...
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...
Repair cafe offers a new approach to recycling
PENTICTON - A Penticton group hopes a European recycling idea will turn Penticton's trash back into treasure today. Okanagan Upcycle Resource Society is hosting a Repair Cafe at their centre located at 180 Industrial Ave. Laurel Burnham with the society is enthusiastic about the opportunities offered by things people throw away. Burnham says the repair...