Penticton News
It""s official: Canucks training in Penticton
It was made official today, the Vancouver Canucks will hold their Training Camp this fall in Peach City. Canucks Assistant General Manager Lawrence Gillman says...
Many Oliver slide evacuees home
After assessing the potential for further debris flow in Testalinden Creek, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen is allowing residents to return to the...
Deputy Solicitor Gen. to review mudslide
Deputy Solicitor General David Morhart has been appointed to review the circumstances leading up to the debris and mud torrent that occurred June 13 south of...
Water advisory for mud slide area
Interior Health is issuing a Water Quality Advisory effective immediately for individual water licenses and shallow wells in the immediate proximity of the area...
Slide victims receiving financial aid
Financial assistance is on its way to victims of Sunday's devastating mud slide near Oliver. The province Tuesday approved Disaster Financial Assistance to help...
Missing camper located
A missing 22-year-old woman who attempted to walk from Elinor Lake to Chute Lake Lodge has been found after spending the night outdoors. According to Sergeant...
Residents asked to register with ESS
All residents, including home owners, renters and seasonal workers that have been evacuated from the Testalinden Creek debris flow area are asked to immediately...
Oliver State of Emergency declared
A meeting was held in Oliver Monday for residents affected by the Testalinda Creek mudslide. The main message was that those evacuated or under evacuation...
Oliver mudslide: Update
Local and Provincial Emergency Services personel were alerted to a massive landslide between Oliver and Osoyoos around 2:20 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Oliver and...
Everyone accounted for after mudslide
Everyone has been accounted for following a mudslide in the South Okanagan. Emergency response services concluded their search of the affected mudslide area in...
Mudslide near Oliver
A major mudslide has badly damaged at least three homes in the South Okanagan. Details are just starting to come in of the slide which occurred around 2 p.m....
Naked teen found during drug bust
Two men have been arrested and a 14-year-old teen returned to her parents following a pair of drug busts in Penticton earlier this month. RCMP say they raided a...
S""land residents say no to detachment
The chances of a new RCMP detachment for Summerland look bleak. The results of an alternative approval process are in and residents have said no. "We had the...
Goose hunting permits in Penticton
Penticton City Council thinks it has found a solution to the goose problem, issue hunting permits. “Council has authorized staff to proceed with offering...
Three women injured in rollover
It's a good thing the witnesses had keen eyes. A single vehicle crash Tuesday morning just outside of Penticton, southbound on Highway 97. Kaleden and Penticton...
Search ongoing for missing Oliver man
Friends and family of the missing 23-year-old Indo-Canadian man from Oliver are still on the lookout. Sunny Gill's Mitshibuishi Lancer was pulled from the...
Sail boat stolen from a tree
Summerland RCMP are searching for a stolen sailboat. Officers were made aware of the theft on Saturday, although the theft actually took place during the...
Man missing after car crashes into river
Searchers in the South Okanagan are looking for a man who has not been seen since his vehicle plunged into the Ashnola River just east of Keremeos sometime...
Transplant recipient to run Half Iron
Canadian Dwight Kroening is running the Persona Oliver Half Iron Sunday to prove that organ donation works—24 years after receiving a heart transplant. “The...
Man who died in police custody ID""d
Penticton RCMP have confirmed the identification of a man who died in police custody last week. RCMP say Gordon Brent Amyotte, 39, collapsed while in police...