Pnjan2016
Everyone welcome to citizenship ceremony
PENTICTON - Penticton and area residents have an opportunity to welcome new arrivals to the area when the second annual Canadian Citizenship Ceremony takes place othis week. South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services will host the event, which is also partnered by Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada and the City of Penticton. Taking part in...
Regional board misses out on initial round of deer management funding
PENTICTON - The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen won’t be able to take advantage of a hastily released interim cost sharing program with the provincial government to pay for deer management projects. Chief administrative officer Bill Newell says an announcement was made during last year’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention about a short term program,...
Mild week ahead for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - We can expect temperatures to hover around the freezing mark this week, with temperatures expected to be at or near seasonal normal temperatures throughout the Okanagan. Environment Canada is calling for daytime high temperatures to range from -1 Celsius to 2 C this week, with overnight lows expected to reach between 0 C...
The unusual reason why a judge delayed sentencing
PENTICTON - A Naramata man will spend four months in jail because of an exchange of vitriolic text messages that turned into an armed altercation. But jail comes later. Before he was sentenced for mischief and assault with a weapon, Daryn E. Semancik asked court for a delay in sentencing so he could make arrangements...
Weather and electrical issues take toll on Penticton arenas
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton’s recreation department took a few hits over the holidays, with weather playing a role in damage to some of the city’s recreational facilities. Communications officer Simone Blais says the last few weeks of snow build up on the north side of the Memorial Arena roof partially collapsed two of...
Dryer fire results in temporary evacuation of Penticton apartment building
PENTICTON - Residents of a Brunswick Street apartment were forced from their residences for a short period yesterday evening. Firefighters responded to a call of a dryer fire on the fourth floor of a Brunswick Street apartment complex around 6:40 p.m., Monday, Jan. 4, Penticton Fire Department Deputy Chief Dave Spalding says. Firefighters arrived to find...
New Year’s Eve house fire in Penticton
PENTICTON – The cause of a small house fire in Penticton New Year’s Eve is under investigation. Fire crews were called to the home in the 500-block of Wade Avenue around 4:30 p.m., Dec. 31. Firefighters put out the small fire and there are unconfirmed reports a woman was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries....
Penticton RCMP report quiet New Year’s Eve
PENTICTON - Police report few incidents New Year's Eve in Penticton, but answered several calls for vehicle thefts last week. Penticton RCMP media spokesperson Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says it was a relatively peaceful New Year’s Eve in the city, with only three impaired drivers. Wrigglesworth says festivities were quiet at Apex Mountain Resort as well,...
Man tasered at Cherry Lane Mall to undergo psych evaluation
PENTICTON - The man at the centre of a police incident at Cherry Lane Mall on Jan. 3 made a court appearance today, Jan. 8. Danny Douglas Ross appeared by video in Penticton Provincial Court facing charges of assault, possessing a weapon for dangerous purpose, and willfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer, stemming from the...
Emergency crews respond to man down at Penticton intersection
PENTICTON - Emergency crews responded to a call of a pedestrian struck at a Penticton intersection this evening, Jan. 7. According to witness Skylar Noe-Vack, who was on scene, a pedestrian was struck at Main Street and Duncan Avenue at approximately 6:15 p.m. The victim is believed to be male, and was conscious when members...
Lots of Penticton break-ins over the holidays
PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP responded to a series of home break-ins over the holidays. RCMP media spokesperson Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says police received a call from a Yorkton Avenue resident on Dec. 25 who was complaining of thefts of alcohol from an outdoor refrigerator. The resident told police he had also filled a wine bottle...
Sex offender arrested on outstanding warrants
PENTICTON - A man convicted of possessing child pornography is behind bars this morning awaiting a court appearance in Penticton. Jason David Anderson was arrested in the Penticton area this morning for failing to comply with his probation order. Anderson was sentenced to a 90-day intermittent jail term for possessing child pornography in August 2013....
Skaha Hills adds name to Dragon Boat Festival sponsorship
PENTICTON - The Penticton Dragon Boat Festival is gearing up for the 2016 event, which is expected to attract more than 2,100 athletes. During the second week of September, the 15 year old festival will play host to more than 2,100 athletes from Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest as they compete along the north shore...
Child safety programs get a boost in Penticton
PENTICTON - Bicycling and fire safety programs in Penticton will be getting a boost thanks to a provincial grant. The Penticton Safety Village Society will put the $20,000 provincial Community Gaming Grant towards bicycle and fire safety programs for children, B.C. government caucus media spokesperson Dave Paulson says. Non-profit organizations can apply for provincial gaming...
Tire fire in vacant Penticton house accidentally set by homeless squatter
PENTICTON - A New Year’s Eve house fire in a vacant Wade Avenue building was not set deliberately, according to police. The fire, first spotted around 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 31, was the result of a tire catching fire, RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says. The tire was being used as a cooktop sitting on a...