Pnmar2018

Prolific South Okanagan criminal declared a dangerous offender
PENTICTON – One of the South Okanagan’s most notorious criminals won’t be getting out of…

Keremeos awarded $3.9 million for wastewater treatment plant upgrade
KEREMEOS – A small village in the Similkameen has received a big boost to its…

Keremeos hopes to acquire control of popular transient farmworker campground
KEREMEOS – It’s been an ongoing topic of discussion in the Village of Keremeos, but…

Authorities keeping close eye on weather, snowpack and Okanagan Lake
PENTICTON – High snowpack levels do not necessarily a flood year make, but Okanagan communities…
Government response to 2017 flood season appropriate, professional: independent review
An independent review of the Great Flood of 2017 says despite what many may think,…

Burned out Okanagan Falls gas station could be redeveloped
PENTICTON – A burned out, derelict gas station in Okanagan Falls could be the future…
‘Prolific nuisance’ back in Penticton court
PENTICTON – He’s been called a “social nuisance,” “incorrigible,” and a “repeat customer” of the…

UPDATE: Okanagan Falls man killed by rock slide
PENTICTON – An elderly man was killed by a rockslide near Okanagan Falls yesterday. RCMP…

Sucker punch gets Penticton man 16 months in jail
PENTICTON – A Penticton man will spend more than a year behind bars for a…
Regional district looking at expanded transit service between Penticton and Kelowna
PENTICTON – B.C. Transit is proposing an improvement to regional bus service between Penticton and…

Looking for a forever home; Penticton SPCA pet of the week
PENTICTON – Mark came to the Penticton SPCA a stray. He is “as cuddly as…

Warning issued to Penticton motels, hotels to lookout for soda pop thieves
PENTICTON – Travel Penticton is warning hotels and motels to be wary after a pair…

Oliver man denied bail for assault, home invasion
PENTICTON – An Oliver man will remain in jail following results of a bail hearing…

Summerland receives federal grant for solar panel project
SUMMERLAND – The District of Summerland has received conditional funding for a complex project expected…

Penticton’s arena vision gets financial boost with $6 million grant
PENTICTON – Future plans for the city’s arenas advanced today with the approval of a…