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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…

Firefighters called to blazes in Penticton and Summerland
PENTICTON – Penticton firefighters were called to a structure fire on Fairview Road around noon…

Penticton firefighters reach wage settlement with city in renewed relationship
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton and its firefighters have come to a new collective…