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Nearly 4,000 properties on evacuation alert as Penticton fire grows to 500 ha
The City of Penticton has issued an evacuation alert for southeast portions of the city…
The following homes are under evacuation order, effective immediately
An evacuation order has been issued for Heritage Hills properties as a wildfire continues to…
UPDATE: Wildfire south of Penticton grows to 250 Ha; evacuations ordered
A wildfire that broke out in the hills northeast of Heritage Hills and Lakeshore Highlands…
Penticton resident wins big in Hometown Heroes lottery
The 2020 Hometown Heroes lottery has produced a Penticton winner. The lottery identified M. Shaffer…
Work ongoing to restore RDOS network
The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen is still working to restore its internal network system…
More temperature records fall in the Okanagan
The Okanagan continued to sizzle yesterday as three more high temperature records were set in…
Penticton looking to province for additional bylaw officer to help cope with COVID-19 protocols
A Penticton councillor hopes the province can provide some funding to help the city maintain…
Penticton staff recommend costing out expansion of city’s metered parking
The results of a city parking survey are in and city staff would like to…
Campaign launched to save South Okanagan bighorn sheep fighting their own pandemic
The Wild Sheep Society of B.C. is calling for residents to take action to help…
Temperature records toppled in Thompson Okanagan cities
It was record-breaking hot in the Thompson and Okanagan yesterday. Environment Canada meteorologist Colin Tam…
Expect Okanagan heat wave to continue into mid week
Following a sweltering weekend in the Okanagan, temperatures are expected to begin easing slightly today,…
Endangered plant keeping residents from South Okanagan beach is protected for a reason: Botanist
A British Columbia botanist who is very familiar with the short-rayed alkali aster says Regional…
Ashcroft looks to cash in on desert theme as film, tourist draw
The desert landscape of Ashcroft, British Columbia could be an economic driver for the community…
Change in forecast: It’s going to be a hot, hot weekend
Summer hasn’t given up on the B.C. interior yet as Environment Canada says to get…
Penticton encourages residents to tickle the ivories in Nanaimo Square
The City of Penticton and the Downtown Penticton Association are bringing music back to Nanaimo…
Regional district in South Okanagan recovering from ransomware attack
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen continues to recover from an attempted ransomware attack. Regional district…
Bighorn sheep in South Okanagan facing their own pandemic
The region’s Bighorn sheep are facing a potential pandemic of their own after cases of…
South Okanagan radio telescope expanding following revolutionary discoveries
Astronomers at the South Okanagan’s Dominion Radio Observatory are planning an expansion to the CHIME…
Conditional sentence for elderly Penticton man who assaulted his wife
A Penticton man has pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife in what Penticton court heard…
Reports of man luring children in Penticton with candy unfounded: RCMP
Penticton RCMP say a man thought to be luring children by offering them candy in…
B.C.’s police watchdog says Penticton RCMP not responsible for in custody death
Investigator's with B.C.'s police watchdog have concluded Penticton RCMP officers were not responsible for the…
Worksafe B.C. fines contractor building Penticton hotel
The prime contractor that built a Penticton hotel has received a $2,500 fine from WorkSafe…
Prepare for a summer weekend in the Okanagan as heat returns
Summer weather is returning to the Okanagan this weekend. There’s no rain expected into next…
Innovation is keeping this small South Okanagan cinema alive
Movie theatres have been particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as movie making was…