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Vees capture championship

Vees capture championship

Apr 10, 2008 / 9:05 am

The Penticton Valley First Vees scored two goals in each of the first two periods to defeat the home town Nanaimo Clippers 4-0 to win game four and capture the...

Summerland planned power outage

Summerland planned power outage

Apr 9, 2008 / 12:10 pm

Some Summerland residents can expect to be in the dark for a few hours this weekend. Fortis BC is informing residents of a planned power outage to take place on...

Woman escaped assault

Woman escaped assault

Apr 9, 2008 / 10:04 am

Penticton RCMP are searching for a man in connection with an attempted sexual assault. A 19-year-old woman was walking on Wade Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Saturday...

Threatening email leads to arrest

Threatening email leads to arrest

Apr 8, 2008 / 3:40 pm

The South Okanagan Secondary School in Oliver and nearby elementary schools were in lock down Monday due to an email threat. Staff at S.O.S.S received an email...

Hamlets residents looking for homes

Hamlets residents looking for homes

Apr 8, 2008 / 3:00 pm

The fire at the Hamlets is an obvious set back to some seniors who were preparing to move into the Penticton seniors complex. A large portion of the facility...

Two facing drug charges

Two facing drug charges

Apr 8, 2008 / 1:00 pm

Two South Okanagan residents are facing drug charges. Summerland RCMP arrested Darren Robson, 46, and Angela Keith, 33, after a vehicle stop on Highway 97 at...

Three teens arrested for starting fires

Three teens arrested for starting fires

Apr 7, 2008 / 3:50 pm

Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with a pair of structure fires which occurred Sunday in Penticton. The fires started less than an hour apart...

Penticton fires under investigation

Penticton fires under investigation

Apr 7, 2008 / 3:30 pm

It's suspicious that two fires would start so close together. That according to Penticton Fire Chief, Wayne Williams, as the investigation into two structure...

Penticton jobs can be viewed online

Penticton jobs can be viewed online

Apr 7, 2008 / 7:00 am

Looking for a job in Penticton just got a little easier. More than 400 available jobs are posted online on the City's Economic Development Services website....

Fire destroys retirement facility

Fire destroys retirement facility

Apr 6, 2008 / 7:13 pm

A large fire has devastated a retirement facility under construction in Penticton. Fire broke out around 6 p.m. at the Hamlet building, located behind the...

Fire burning behind Safeway

Fire burning behind Safeway

Apr 6, 2008 / 6:22 pm

A large fire is burning down a building in Penticton. The building is located behind the Main Street Safeway on Duncan Avenue. It’s believed the fire started...

Gunshot incident being investigated

Gunshot incident being investigated

Apr 6, 2008 / 1:00 pm

An incident involving a gunshot is being investigated in the South Okanagan. Osoyoos RCMP responded to a call of a domestic dispute on Old Richter Pass Road...

Highway 97 blasting updates

Highway 97 blasting updates

Apr 6, 2008 / 9:00 am

Arthon Contractors will be continuing with smaller rock blasts at the south end of the Highway 97 widening project near Summerland and in areas towards the...

Curbside pick up next week

Curbside pick up next week

Apr 6, 2008 / 7:00 am

The year’s first yard waste collection in the South Okanagan will take place next week. On April 7, homes in Okanagan Falls, Twin Lakes, Oliver, Osoyoos,...

Mail thief arrested in South Okanagan

Mail thief arrested in South Okanagan

Apr 5, 2008 / 3:00 pm

An arrest has been made in connection with a series of mail thefts in the South Okanagan. RCMP in Oliver and Osoyoos have arrested a 26-year-old man in...

Crime of the week - Penticton

Crime of the week - Penticton

Apr 5, 2008 / 11:30 am

March 30 to April 5: At approximately 1 a.m. on April 2, an elderly man was leaving the Lakeside Casino and was approached from behind by a male with a knife...

Search for 100-year-old residents

Search for 100-year-old residents

Apr 5, 2008 / 8:30 am

If you were born in 1908, the Penticton Centennial Advisory Committee wants to talk to you. A reception is being planned to honour people born in Penticton...

Secondary suites open houses

Secondary suites open houses

Apr 5, 2008 / 6:00 am

Public input will be taken into consideration following a pair of open houses in the South Okanagan. The City of Penticton is holding the open houses May 6 and...

Development concerns Osoyoos Council

Development concerns Osoyoos Council

Apr 4, 2008 / 5:30 pm

The Town of Osoyoos is stepping up to the plate to help protect the water quality of Osoyoos Lake. Town Council announced Friday that if the large Willow Beach...

Arrest made in multiple vehicle B&Es

Arrest made in multiple vehicle B&Es

Apr 2, 2008 / 1:00 pm

Penticton RCMP have arrested a man believed to be responsible for damaging numerous vehicles. Tyler Crispens, of no fixed address, was arrested Monday...