Penticton News

OK Falls Sewer Plant

Jan 5, 2007 / 1:35 pm

Okanagan Falls residents could be getting a new sewer facility. Over 35 people attended a meeting Wednesday at the OK Falls school recreation centre to discuss...

High Rise Public Meeting

Jan 5, 2007 / 1:02 pm

A large crowd is expected at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre Monday night for a special public hearing dealing with the proposed Waterside Resort on...

Young Boy Approached

Jan 5, 2007 / 11:16 am

Penticton RCMP are searching for a man who approached a young boy on Thursday. The 11-year-old was walking in the Orchard Avenue area around 5 pm when a man in...

Crime Of The Week

Jan 5, 2007 / 9:00 am

December 31st, 2006 to January 6th, 2007 During the night of 2/3 January, 2007 a 1995 white 4 door Dodge Neon was stolen from the Forestbrook Drive area of...

Safe Needle Disposal Grant

Jan 4, 2007 / 1:31 pm

Safe needle awareness in the South Okanagan has received a shot in the arm from the BC Centre for Disease Control. Interior Health Prevention Services has...

Alleged Kidnapper In Jail

Jan 4, 2007 / 12:40 pm

The man accused of carjacking a woman and her grandchildren is back behind bars after just over two weeks of freedom. Christopher Wayne Ellis, 29, appeared in...

Desert Centre Funding

Jan 4, 2007 / 10:28 am

New funding will mean some new opportunities for local students. The Osoyoos Desert Centre has received a $45,000 environmental grant from the provincial...

S""Land Lottery Scam

Jan 4, 2007 / 10:19 am

A new scam could hit Summerland residents in the pocketbook if they aren't careful. Sergeant Rick Bigland says several people have received a letter saying...

Highway 97 Rollover

Jan 3, 2007 / 2:53 pm

The Jaws of Life were required following a single vehicle accident near Penticton. The crash happened at around noon Wednesday on Highway 97 about five...

City Hall""s Resolutions

Jan 3, 2007 / 2:27 pm

Penticton's City Hall has made a few resolutions for this year. Mayor Jake Kimberley says there are several things he'd like to see put on council's agenda in...

Business Awards Coming

Jan 3, 2007 / 10:50 am

The 19th annual Penticton Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards are coming soon. Nominations for categories such as home-based business, industrial...

Wild Ride In Oliver

Jan 3, 2007 / 9:17 am

Police have released more details dealing with a bizarre incident in the South Okanagan Tuesday. A 29-year-old Oliver man is facing several charges, including...

Family Abducted

Jan 2, 2007 / 4:15 pm

What began as a single vehicle accident ended up being a terrifying ride for three members of a South Okanagan family Tuesday. Police say a pick-up, which...

New Year""s Baby

Jan 2, 2007 / 1:34 pm

Don Halverson and Melissa Redfern are the proud parents of Penticton's New Year's baby. Charlie Jessica Tricia Halverson was born at 3:51 pm Monday. She came...

Two Cars In Ditch

Jan 2, 2007 / 1:23 pm

Two cars have ended up in the ditch on the same stretch of road near Penticton. The first vehicle, a red truck, left the road on Highway 97, about five...

House Assessments Coming

Jan 2, 2007 / 10:33 am

More than 18,000 property owners in the City of Penticton and surrounding areas can expect to receive their 2007 assessment notice in the coming days....

Teen Thieves Arrested

Jan 1, 2007 / 8:56 pm

Around noon Monday, Summerland RCMP stopped a stolen pick-up truck in the parking lot of the Tim Horton’s at the intersection of Highway 97 and Prairie Valley...

Business Excellence Awards

Dec 28, 2006 / 9:57 am

The Penticton Chamber of Commerce presents the 19th ANNUAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS. It’s your opportunity to recognize and showcase outstanding businesses...

Oliver Home Invasion

Dec 27, 2006 / 9:42 am

Two South Okanagan men are facing charges in connection with a home invasion. It happened last Saturday when the suspects allegedly broke-into an Oliver home on...

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