Penticton News
Hockey kids meet icon Linden
It's not everyday kids get a chance to learn from one of the NHL's best but a Penticton squad got their chance Wednesday. Penticton's bantam tier 2 team won a...
Crimestoppers canvassers are legit
Crimestoppers wants residents to know the folks showing up at your door are legit. "We want people to be wary (of fraudsters) but we also want to let people...
Fraud in Grand Forks targets seniors
RCMP in Grand Forks are warning people, especially seniors, about a fraud being perpetrated in the community. Police say they have received reports of the...
Dealer pinched near elementary school
Some people just don't learn. A 26-year-old Penticton man, already serving a conditional sentence for drug trafficking, was arrested after quantities of...
Summerland Council talks horses
Summerland Council talked horses Monday night. Councillor Gordon Clark talked about property rezoning on Garnet Valley Road where a new agriculture building...
SOEC $1.6M in the red
Penticton Mayor Dan Ashton is asking for the public's patience in the wake of news that three city owned facilities run by Global Spectrum lost more than $2.1...
Missing Summerland youth found safe
RCMP report that missing Summerland youth Cameron Critchlow has been located, well and healthy, with assistance of RCMP Air 3 helicopter. Critchlow was located...
RDOS board meeting highlights
RDOS Board Meeting Highlights From March 18 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES The owners of 1306 Highway 3, Electoral Area 'H' have requested to apply to the Agricultural...
Community Centre now closed
The Penticton Community Centre is now closed with construction of the new aquatic facility set to begin Monday. Over the weekend, staff were hauling filing...
Cutbacks put daycare renos on hold
Government cutbacks and red tape mean a South Okanagan daycare has to put their expansion plans on hold yet again. Officials with Columbus Park Child Care...
House broken into, fire started
The home of a Penticton couple isn't in the same shape it was when they left. Over the weekend, someone broke into a home on Huth Avenue and started a fire....
Pilot program to reduce energy costs
A new pilot program launched this week is bringing together the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, three partner municipalities and Okanagan College in...
Businessman ready to jump in the lake
A South Okanagan businessman is eager and willing to go jump in a lake to encourage people to vote. Patrick Murphy works for Remax Canada in Summerland and is...
Free composting demonstration
The Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen and the Penticton Community Garden will be hosting a free composting demonstration Saturday afternoon. From 1...
Man with 22 previous convictions
A man with an extensive record of drug related convictions is facing more charges. A 27-year-old man was arrested by RCMP in Okanagan Falls Thursday after...
RDOS approves financial plan bylaw
The Board of Directors for the Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen has adopted the 2010-2014 Budget Bylaw. The Board has a legislative requirement to...
Temp. closure of Princeton emergency
Residents are advised that the Princeton General Hospital Emergency Department will be closed for the following 12-hour period due to physician unavailability:...
City considers carriage home licenses
Penticton City Council held a number of public hearings Monday night, dealing with everything from carriage homes to the construction of the north gateway...
Man stabbed by common-law wife
A Penticton man is recovering from a stab wound while his common-law wife faces charges. RCMP responded to a call at an apartment on Dynes Avenue just before 10...
Kids responsible for small fires
Some kids in Osoyoos have a lot of explaining to do. RCMP are investigating a pair of suspicious fires which started Monday afternoon near Osoyoos Elementary...