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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...

Expect to see smoke along the Coquihalla this week
KAMLOOPS - A series of small burns north of Merritt, off the Coquihalla Highway, will be conducted by Wildfire Management Branch personnel starting this week. The controlled burns will take place Thursday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 5, and are in preparation for a training course that will help students determine the origin and cause...

Fabbro CJHL Rookie of the Year finalist
PENTICTON –The Penticton Vees Junior A Hockey Club is pleased to announce defenseman Dante Fabbro has been named one of five finalists for the Canadian Junior Hockey League Rookie of the Year Award. The CJHL announced the five finalists Monday morning and Fabbro is the only defenseman in the final five. The Rookie of the...

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...

Barenaked Ladies returning to Kelowna
KELOWNA - With a new album set to release in June, the Barenaked Ladies are ramping up for yet another Canadian tour this fall. The SILVERBALL tour will kick-off in Prince George on Oct. 19 before hitting the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops on Oct. 24 and Prospera Place in Kelowna on Oct. 25. In...