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Departing city manager talks about her legacy
PENTICTON - Penticton's departing city manager has nothing but praise for the people she’s worked with and will always see Penticton as home. The city announced Antoniak's imminent departure yesterday to a private sector position to be announced at a later date. Annette Antoniak recently spoke about the changes that have taken place in the city’s...
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...
City takes a stand in graffiti war
PENTICTON - Penticton council is joining the war against graffiti in the city. The Penticton Graffiti Task Force made a presentation to Penticton council’s Committee of the Whole on Monday, Feb. 2, urging the city to join in a campaign to clean up graffiti in the downtown core. The task force asked the city for...
Smoke break proves costly for Summerland man
PENTICTON - A stop for a quick smoke—of illicit materials—cost a Summerland man his freedom earlier this week. On February 2, Penticton RCMP were notified of a male smoking drugs in a vehicle parked in the Lakeside Resort parking lot. Police attended the scene, but the driver had departed. Police had a description of the...
Spring is in the air
TEMPERATURES TO WARM, RAIN TO FALL THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — If you’ve been dreaming of spring weather, this weekend could be your dream come true with temperatures hovering near the double digits, and bringing rain. Lots of rain. Wednesday temperatures will hover just above seasonal normals of 1 Celsius, according to Environment Canada, but by Friday will...