Three Mile Beach

Court case could determine naturist use of Three Mile Beach

PENTICTON - The impasse over naturist use of Three Mile Beach could be decided by the courts with Penticton RCMP recommending public nudity charges. RCMP Staff Sergeant Kurt Lozinski says police responded to a public nudity complaint at the beach on July 1. They arrested an individual for obstruction and public nudity after the person...

Naturists concerned as more signage appears at Three Mile Beach

PENTICTON - Controversy at Penticton’s clothing optional beach continues to heat up with the temperatures in the South Okanagan. Today’s summer-like weather had several naturists basking in the warm sun and calm winds of Three Mile Beach, just days after new signage and what some say is a camera was erected on the property line...

Naturist group appeals for respect and cooperation

PENTICTON - A local naturist group is appealing for calm following the latest debate over Three Mile Beach. The Okanagan Naturist Association issued a plea for naturists to be respectful following Penticton council’s decision not to endorse clothing optional use of Three Mile Beach. In a press release issued April 8, the Okanagan Naturist Association...

Bare-all beach to maintain status quo

PENTICTON - After months of discussion and rhetoric, no changes are forthcoming to the status of Penticton’s controversial nude beach. Faced with a number of possible options from staff to deal with the clothing optional issue at Three Mile Beach, Penticton City Council last night made the most simple one: Do nothing. The issue came...

Naturist issue at Three Mile Beach back before council

PENTICTON - Three Mile Beach is back at the table Tuesday as staff are set to present a number of options on how to deal with the contentious issue of naturists using the Penticton beach. Staff will be presenting a number of options to council members at a meeting tonight, April 7, and some do...

City staff to investigate choices for clothing optional beach

PENTICTON - The solution to the Three Mile Beach clothing optional issue was pared down from a list of 10 staff submitted options to two during Monday's council meeting. The discussion followed a presentation to council by local naturist Kevin Proteau and Canadian Naturist Organization’s Judy Williams. The 10 options were put forward by staff...

Naturists to present their side in Three Mile Beach controversy

PENTICTON - Penticton City Council will be revisiting a contentious issue this evening. Penticton City council will receive a report from staff suggesting options for resolving the issue of nudity at Three Mile Beach at tonight’s council meeting, March 2. Staff will be presenting 10 potential avenues for council to pursue, including amendments to the...

Group lending support to nudists at city hall on Monday

PENTICTON - Locals Supporting Locals will be standing up for Penticton naturists, a group who enjoys going nude on Three Mile Beach, in front of Penticton City Hall today, Feb. 2. In a release this week Kevin Proteau, founder of the supporting group, said the press conference is an attempt to present to the public...

Penticton website outs nudists, claims “illegal activity”

PENTICTON - Penticton’s famous nude beach continues to make headlines, even in the dead of winter. The beach began making regular headlines in June 2014 when a private landowner, who owns a strip of the beach along with the City of Penticton and the province fenced off a portion after claiming a nudist had scared off...

Nudists on Facebook

PENTICTON - The conversation about keeping Three Mile Beach as a clothing optional space has moved online. And a lot of people are talking about it. The issue was most recently brought up on Monday by poster Darren Laughlin. He asked people their thoughts on the issue on the Time For Change Penticton Facebook group, a...

Residents make formal complaint about beach-going nudists

PENTICTON - A formal complaint has been made to RCMP about nudists at Three Mile Beach making other beach goers uncomfortable. A group of people who live near the beach brought their complaints to Mayor Garry Litke Tuesday who passed them on again to Supt. Kevin Hewco. “Local residents are feeling intimidated about using the...