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Skateboard Jam Results

Skateboard Jam Results

Jul 25, 2006 / 5:00 am

Kick flips, nose slides and ollies were all over the park on Saturday. Nearly 30 local skateboarders turned out on Saturday to take part in the Summer Stomper...

Drug Charges

Drug Charges

Jul 24, 2006 / 2:10 pm

Two Penticton residents are facing drug charges. On Friday, July 21st, the Penticton Task Force arrested a 45-year-old male and a 46-year-old female after a...

Slow Weekend Crime Wise

Slow Weekend Crime Wise

Jul 24, 2006 / 1:00 pm

It may have been busy at the beaches this weekend, but it was quiet at the RCMP office in Penticton. Corporal Rick Dellebuur says he is surprised how slow the...

Mosquito Monitoring

Mosquito Monitoring

Jul 24, 2006 / 10:48 am

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) has started larval surveying and mosquito monitoring around the South Okanagan. The Surveillance and West...

More Emergency Funding

More Emergency Funding

Jul 22, 2006 / 12:00 pm

Four families forced from their homes more than two weeks ago will continue to receive emergency assistance. The Provincial Emergency Program says they will...

Meteorite Man

Meteorite Man

Jul 22, 2006 / 5:00 am

Look up in the sky. It's a...rock. Adrian Karolko, known as 'the Meteorite Man,' met with Penticton residents on Friday afternoon to discuss space rocks. AKA...

Fire At Furniture Store

Fire At Furniture Store

Jul 21, 2006 / 1:41 pm

A fire at Can Wood Furniture on Timmins Street in Penticton broke out just past noon on Friday. The fire started in one of the paint booth units at the south...

Parade Marshall Named

Parade Marshall Named

Jul 21, 2006 / 11:33 am

The Peach Festival Parade has a new marshall. Penticton native Justin Pogge will lead the parade around downtown on August 12th. Pogge is best known for...

Hot Weekend Coming

Hot Weekend Coming

Jul 21, 2006 / 5:00 am

It's going to be a hot one. Environment Canada is predicting temperatures around 40 degrees in the South Okanagan this weekend. But not everyone is eagerly...

Drowning Victim Identified

Drowning Victim Identified

Jul 20, 2006 / 4:44 pm

The man who drowned in Skaha Lake on July 19th has been identified. Javier Francisco Aquina-Meza was swimming with his toddler when he accidentally walked into...

Osoyoos Robbery

Osoyoos Robbery

Jul 20, 2006 / 3:44 pm

RCMP in Osoyoos are asking for the public's help in locating a robber. Around 10:30 pm on July 19th, a armed robbery took place at the Shell Gas station on...

Three Car Crash

Three Car Crash

Jul 20, 2006 / 2:00 pm

A three car crash has occurred on Edna and Main Streets in Penticton. The accident happened before one pm, just in front of the RCMP station on Main Street....

Drug Bust

Drug Bust

Jul 20, 2006 / 10:33 am

Penticton RCMP have arrested a man from Westbank on drug charges. On July 19th, the Penticton Task Force stopped the 39-year-old on Westminster Avenue. His...

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Skaha Lake Drowning

Jul 20, 2006 / 8:58 am

A young man is dead following a drowning incident in the South Okanagan. The 27-year-old victim had been playing with his son in Skaha Lake Wednesday when he...

Cross Border Criminality

Cross Border Criminality

Jul 20, 2006 / 5:00 am

In an effort to curb cross border human smuggling and trafficking in narcotics and firearms, Canadian and U.S. law enforcement officials have recently concluded...

Sewage Plant Upgrades

Sewage Plant Upgrades

Jul 19, 2006 / 4:33 pm

A $23 million upgrade could be in store for the Penticton sewage treatment plant. On Monday, city council voted unanimously to adopt recommendations of the...

Breast Cancer Walkers

Breast Cancer Walkers

Jul 19, 2006 / 4:17 pm

The Summerland Folk Festival is pleased to announce that support is being offered to a dynamic duo from Summerland who will be participating in the Weekend to...

Mobile Home Policy

Mobile Home Policy

Jul 19, 2006 / 12:41 pm

Tenants of mobile home parks in Penticton are getting a little more protection from city hall. Council voted unanimously on Monday night to adopt a formal...

Community Centre Bday

Community Centre B""day

Jul 19, 2006 / 5:00 am

Break out the cake and ice cream. The celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Penticton Community Centre continues. On Tuesday morning, dozens of people...

Traffic Concerns

Traffic Concerns

Jul 18, 2006 / 3:30 pm

Some Penticton residents are concerned about the effects a rezoning amendment and development permit will have on parking and traffic in their area. At Monday...