Penticton

Exit Kelowna Escape Games to open a Penticton location
Exit Escape Games is planning an expansion south to Penticton later this year. The escape…

Penticton council to look at road closure near events centre for hotel development
Penticton city council will have an opportunity to create more hotel rooms around the South…

Penticton commercial property sells for well over asking price
The Penticton commercial real estate market is just as hot as the residential real estate market,…

Two bodies found on forest service road near Penticton
Members of the BC RCMP Major Crime Unit are in the South Okanagan following the…

Penticton RCMP see jump in threat calls as pandemic wears on
Pandemic and homeless issues were implicated in increased crime stats in a quarterly crime report…

It’s official: Beer on the beach is back for another summer in Penticton
Penticton’s public alcohol consumption pilot project is back for a second summer after passing a…

Hospital board to take 2nd look at $1M request for new Penticton urgent care centre
The Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital Board will take another look at a $1 million funding request…

Worker at Growers Supply in Penticton tests positive for COVID-19
A positive COVID-19 test among employees at Penticton’s Growers Supply has resulted in a temporary…

Penticton senior sleeping rough homeless no longer
What a difference a week can make. Wayne McFadden and his dog Singer went public…

House on Martin Street in Penticton to make way for 7-unit townhouse
An older Martin Street single-family home will likely see the wrecking ball following council approval…

Penticton man says camping rough is better than homeless shelter
Wayne McFadden spends his days with his dog Singer sitting in a Penticton parking lot…

Two people homeless after house fire in Penticton
Two Penticton residents are without a home following a fire yesterday evening. Penticton fire chief…

Booze on the beach will be back in Penticton this summer
Penticton’s responsible liquor consumption pilot program is coming back for another season. The program, which…

Penticton council votes to close controversial homeless shelter
Penticton city council continued its dispute with the B.C. housing ministry over its desire to…

Man drowns in Okanagan Lake in Penticton
Penticton RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating following a drowning on Okanagan Lake…