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Plane crash investigation continuing

Plane crash investigation continuing

Sep 3, 2010 / 12:00 pm

It could be several months before we know why a plane carrying four Kelowna area men crashed into the side of Apex Mountain shortly after take-off from...

Leaking propane tank closed Hwy 3A

Sep 2, 2010 / 1:30 pm

Highway 3A in the Lower Similkameen was closed for a short time Thursday morning because of a serious accident. Keremeos Volunteer Fire Department were called...

More jail time for lying in court

More jail time for lying in court

Sep 1, 2010 / 4:00 pm

Lying in court got a former Penticton resident more jail time. In 2007, James John Jackson, who now lives in Cranbrook, was arrested by Penticton RCMP for drug...

Man in court for putting up posters

Sep 1, 2010 / 2:00 pm

A 48-year-old Penticton man has been arrested after putting up defamatory posters of two Penticton residents in public. The man appears in court Wednesday....

Man tries to lure children

Man tries to lure children

Sep 1, 2010 / 12:44 pm

Penticton RCMP are looking for a man who tried to lure a couple of kids last week. Last Friday around 7 p.m., two young kids were approached by a man who asked...

RDOS rescinds campfire ban

RDOS rescinds campfire ban

Sep 1, 2010 / 9:30 am

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has joined other jurisdictions in the province in rescinding the temporary campfire ban. The lifting of the ban...

Penticton Ironman winners

Penticton Ironman winners

Aug 30, 2010 / 1:08 pm

Eastern Europeans were the story at the finish line of the annual Penticton Ironman Sunday. The overall winner was Viktor Zyemtsev of Ukraine with a time of...

Summerland Code 3 cookout

Aug 28, 2010 / 8:45 am

On Sunday August 29, the Summerland RCMP and Friends fourth annual Code 3 Cookout will be held at Peach Orchard Beach in Summerland. Located at the intersection...

OK College student gets national honour

Aug 27, 2010 / 5:30 pm

A 19-year-old Okanagan College student from Summerland with a passion for giving is now on the receiving end of a prestigious national award. Just as Brea...

Mechanical failure ruled out in crash

Mechanical failure ruled out in crash

Aug 27, 2010 / 11:00 am

Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board have found no evidence of mechanical failure in the downing of a Piper aircraft bound from Penticton to...

New GM hired for SOEC

New GM hired for SOEC

Aug 27, 2010 / 8:51 am

They're hoping his 20 plus years working in arenas will help them fill more seats. Dean Clarke is the new General Manager of the South Okanagan Events Centre....

Penticton hires new CAO

Penticton hires new CAO

Aug 27, 2010 / 8:30 am

The City of Penticton has a new Chief Administrative Officer. Mayor and Council have approved the appointment of Annette Antoniak as the city's new CAO. She...

RCMP say no drugs on downed plane

Aug 26, 2010 / 3:00 pm

Despite rumours to the contrary, RCMP have confirmed the plane found on Apex Mountain Wednesday afternoon was not carrying drugs. The plane, a Piper PA24...

No survivors from plane crash

No survivors from plane crash

Aug 25, 2010 / 5:30 pm

Update 3:45 p.m. Upon arrival at the scene of the plane crash on Apex ski hill, the RCMP can now confirm there were four occupants in the aircraft, all are...

Three arrested in separate drug seizures

Three arrested in separate drug seizures

Aug 25, 2010 / 4:40 pm

Penticton RCMP arrested three men, all in their late 20's during two separate drug seizures earlier this week. On Tuesday, August 24, officers arrested a...

Water quality advisory lifted

Aug 25, 2010 / 3:30 pm

The District of Summerland wishes to notify all users of the Garnet Valley Water System that the Water Quality Advisory has been lifted. If you have any...

Tweddle Creek wildfire update

Aug 25, 2010 / 10:01 am

An increase in wildfire activity in the Lower Similkameen this week. The Tweddle Creek wildfire, west of Keremeos remains at 580 hectares but the warm weather...

Clean water grant for Okanagan Falls

Aug 25, 2010 / 5:45 am

A clean water project grant will allow volunteers in Okanagan Falls to clean up the south shore of Skaha Lake. On Friday, August 27, volunteers led by the...

Guns, dynamite seized from home

Aug 24, 2010 / 8:14 pm

RCMP have seized dynamite and loaded firearms during a stolen property warrant search at a Greenwood home. On Thursday August 19, RCMP officers from Midway,...

Summerland electricity rate increase

Summerland electricity rate increase

Aug 24, 2010 / 6:00 pm

Summerland residents will be paying more for their electricity. At Council Monday night, Councillor Bruce Hallquist says rates will go up next month. “A 1.9%...