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Penticton's Ethos Parkour hosting Western Canadian Open this weekend to athletes gunning for nationals

Penticton's Ethos Parkour hosting Western Canadian Open this weekend to athletes gunning for nationals

Mar 16, 2024 / 4:34 pm

Parkour athletes from around Western Canada are in Penticton this weekend to show off their skills and hopefully land a position for nationals. The Western...

Penticton & District Search & Rescue working with local filmmakers to highlight volunteer teams growing work

Penticton & District Search & Rescue working with local filmmakers to highlight volunteer teams growing work

Mar 16, 2024 / 1:00 pm

A Penticton-based rescue organization has announced their team will be collaborating with two local filmmakers and a Kelowna-based producer to produce a...

Highway 97 north of Summerland reopened after blast work

Highway 97 north of Summerland reopened after blast work

Summerland Mar 16, 2024 / 12:35 pm

UPDATE: 12:35 p.m. DriveBC is reporting that Highway 97 north of Summerland has now reopened to traffic after crews completed their blast work. Drivers should...

Penticton park crews help rescue stuck cat

Penticton park crews help rescue stuck cat

Mar 16, 2024 / 11:20 am

The City of Penticton's parks crew were tasked with a special mission earlier this week, helping a small cat out who decided to climb a tall tree, but...

Penticton homeowner wakes to find man half naked in her kitchen after he destroys guest room

Penticton homeowner wakes to find man half naked in her kitchen after he destroys guest room

Mar 16, 2024 / 4:00 am

"It's different than stealing your tools out of your garage, that makes you feel violated enough, but this was pretty brutal." A Penticton...

South Okanagan-Similkameen awarded funding towards their Emergency Support Services training

South Okanagan-Similkameen awarded funding towards their Emergency Support Services training

South Okanagan-Similkameen Mar 16, 2024 / 4:00 am

The province announced a new model and funding to make it easier to become an Emergency Support Services volunteer on Friday. The goal is for more ESS...

District of Summerland awarded for financial reporting and most lifeguarding courses run by any facility

District of Summerland awarded for financial reporting and most lifeguarding courses run by any facility

Summerland Mar 15, 2024 / 7:00 pm

The District of Summerland is giving themselves a pat on the back for winning two more awards, announcing their big accomplishments on Thursday. Summerland was...

Wildstone's Colours 4 Kids hosting fun run for all ages to help fund OSNS Child Development Centre

Wildstone's Colours 4 Kids hosting fun run for all ages to help fund OSNS Child Development Centre

Mar 15, 2024 / 5:00 pm

Registration is now open for families to come get covered from head to toe in vibrant colours this summer as a part of the Wildstone's Colours4Kids Fun Run....

City of Penticton packed with events and festivities for the rest of 2024

City of Penticton packed with events and festivities for the rest of 2024

Mar 15, 2024 / 3:00 pm

Numerous events and festivities will be taking place in and around the City of Penticton this year, with opportunities for residents to get involved or enjoy...

Group of coyotes wrestling spotted in Penticton's South Main area

Group of coyotes wrestling spotted in Penticton's South Main area

Mar 15, 2024 / 1:00 pm

A Penticton resident saw a group of coyotes throughout the South Main area on Thursday morning, wrestling tackling and running around the neighbourhood. Crystal...

Penticton's lake-to-lake bike lane receives $840K grant from Federal Active Transportation Fund

Penticton's lake-to-lake bike lane receives $840K grant from Federal Active Transportation Fund

Mar 15, 2024 / 10:00 am

The final leg of Penticton's lake-to-lake bike lane got the federal grant boost council was hoping for, announced on Thursday from the federal government....

Okanagan Lake maintains good levels ahead of summer drought concerns

Okanagan Lake maintains good levels ahead of summer drought concerns

Okanagan Mar 15, 2024 / 4:00 am

Even with a lower snowpack report and extreme drought looming ahead, Penticton’s dam manager said Okanagan Lake levels are sitting comfortably and looking...

Penticton Minor Football Association aiming to return play for older kids

Penticton Minor Football Association aiming to return play for older kids

Mar 15, 2024 / 4:00 am

With decades passing since there has been minor or high school football played locally, the Penticton Minor Football Association is in the preliminary stages of...

Penticton flushing watermains next week for spring clean

Penticton flushing watermains next week for spring clean

Mar 14, 2024 / 7:00 pm

The City of Penticton's public works team will begin its annual watermain flushing program on Monday, to give the water system its spring clean. The city...

Penticton RCMP called to help bylaw officers remove man from Okanagan Lake Park

Penticton RCMP called to help bylaw officers remove man from Okanagan Lake Park

Mar 14, 2024 / 4:05 pm

UPDATE: 4:05 p.m. A video sent into Castanet shows Penticton RCMP conducting the arrest of the man on Tuesday evening, near the washrooms at Okanagan Lake...

SD53 planning to transfer property which once held the Hedley Elementary School

SD53 planning to transfer property which once held the Hedley Elementary School

Hedley Mar 14, 2024 / 1:29 pm

A property long in the hands of the Upper Similkameen Indian Band (USIB) but officially owned by School District No. 53 will be potentially be transferred over...

Naramata's Legend Distilling moving on to new owners and new vistas

Naramata's Legend Distilling moving on to new owners and new vistas

Mar 14, 2024 / 12:08 pm

Legend Distilling is leaving the Okanagan after a successful decade. The distillery, founded in Naramata in 2013 by local entrepreneurs Doug and Dawn Lennie,...

Penticton launching pilot project providing free BC Transit for youth aged 24 and under

Penticton launching pilot project providing free BC Transit for youth aged 24 and under

Mar 14, 2024 / 11:51 am

The City of Penticton has become the first city in the province to offer free transit to those aged 24 and under. A pilot project is being launched Thursday...

Penticton Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts hosting eclectic mix of performances in upcoming fundraising concert

Penticton Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts hosting eclectic mix of performances in upcoming fundraising concert

Mar 14, 2024 / 4:00 am

A special fundraising concert will be gracing the Cleland Community Theatre stage next week, with the faculty and friends of the Penticton Academy of Music...

Penticton's Operation Duck Drop returns, partners with BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund

Penticton's Operation Duck Drop returns, partners with BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund

Mar 14, 2024 / 4:00 am

Soon hundreds of bright yellow rubber duckies will float along the Penticton Channel as a part of an annual grassroots initiative dedicated to supporting local...