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Penticton Water Main Break

Downtown restaurants learning to cope with boil order

PENTICTON - As day four of a boil water advisory continues for portions of Penticton, affected downtown businesses are slowly returning to a normal routine. “We have been having daily conversations with the business community,” City of Penticton communications officer Simone Blais said. “The boil advisory is still on, Interior Health continues to sample, and...

Second Penticton water main break should be fixed much sooner than the first

PENTICTON - If you live in the area of Carmi Avenue and your water is brown, the City of Penticton says it's likely from a water main break that happened at roughly 11:15 this morning, Feb. 4. The city was able to shut off a valve, isolating the problem so the crew could work on...

Boil water advisory remains for affected Penticton residents

PENTICTON - A boil water advisory remains in place for areas of the city affected by Sunday’s water main break on Main Street. Crews continue to sample water in areas affected by the boil water notice. No data has been received from samples collected and tested to date. Several samples collected over a given period...

UPDATE: Water main break sparks boil water advisory

PENTICTON – The huge water main break, which turned downtown Penticton streets into rivers Sunday morning, has health officials concerned about water quality in the area, and as a result, a boil water notice has been issued. The City of Penticton says the damage from the water main break is responsible for the decision to...

UPDATE: Major water main break in downtown Penticton

PENTICTON – City public works crews and the Penticton Fire Department were called to the intersection of Wade Avenue and Main Street around 10 a.m., Sunday, Feb 1 after an 18-inch diameter water main burst. Some flooding of the City Centre building has taken place and street pavement has buckled at the intersection. Main Street...