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Final suspect in forcible confinement and assault case still at large
PENTICTION – Police are searching for the last suspect involved in the forcible confinement and…
Ignoring court orders costs Penticton man six months in jail
PENTICTON – A Penticton man who thumbed his nose at three conditional discharges by committing…
Penticton man gets probation for firearms offence
PENTICTON – A Penticton man was sentenced to probation on a firearms charge in Penticton…
Penticton’s Skaha Beach gets kudos in national magazine
PENTICTON – The rest of Canada is finding out what most residents of Penticton already…
New Penticton Downtown Association executive director announced
PENTICTON – The Downtown Penticton Association has a new executive director. The association has announced…
Tourist who drowned in Skaha Lake last week identified
PENTICTON – The man who drowned in Skaha Lake last week has been identified. Flaviu…
Parking problems begin with start of Penticton hospital construction
PENTICTON – With work in the initial stages of construction for the new Penticton Regional…
Okanagan Similkameen School District trustees comment on ‘back of the napkin’ school funding from province
OLIVER – The province’s recently announced Rural Education Enhancement Fund has saved Osoyoos Secondary School…
Regional board approves South Okanagan-Similkameen conservation fund
PENTICTON – It’s taken more than a year, but South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program manager…
Investigation underway into suspicious Penticton house fire
PENTICTON – A house fire early this morning in Penticton has been deemed suspicious by…
South Okanagan Regional Transit System plan needs public approval
PENTICTON – A regional transit system for the South Okanagan has moved a step closer…
Weekend events throughout the South Okanagan and Similkameen
PENTICTON – This weekend’s big events in the South Okanagan and Similkameen include festivals, fine…
South Okanagan Regional District committee OKs Twin Lakes variance
PENTICTON – Both sides have presented their cases to a committee of the South Okanagan…
Penticton looks to regulate business use of downtown sidewalk space
PENTICTON – Improved pedestrian access with wider sidewalks in the downtown core has led to…
Salmon Arm camping company under fire for giving spots to international travelers
SALMON ARM – A local camping company has gone offline and is ignoring phone calls…
South Okanagan trustees get last word on school (un)closures
'MY FEAR IS, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MONEY AFTER THE ELECTION?' PENTICTON – Okanagan Skaha…
Penticton firefighters reach wage settlement with city in renewed relationship
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton and its firefighters have come to a new collective…
Firefighters called to blazes in Penticton and Summerland
PENTICTON – Penticton firefighters were called to a structure fire on Fairview Road around noon…
Twin Lakes residents prepare for vote as regional district decision looms
PENTICTON – It’s showdown time at the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen where regional district…
Rezoning applications should add to construction activity in Penticton
PENTICTON – Penticton City Council approved a number of zoning applications and gave first reading…
Tourism groups working amicably towards union
PENTICTON – Penticton’s two travel entities will soon become one. Members of Tourism Penticton and…
More rainfall doesn’t mean lower risk of wildfires: Officials
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It's been a rainier July than we are used to in the Thompson-Okanagan,…
Outdoor lounge proposed for yacht club
PENTICTON – Patrons of the Penticton Yacht and Tennis Club will be one step closer…
Urban deer attacks on the rise with burgeoning population
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Deer attacks are becoming more common in the region, and people are mostly…