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Penticton's Glengarry Skating Club to showcase talent at South Okanagan Events Centre with Under the Sea theme

Penticton's Glengarry Skating Club to showcase talent at South Okanagan Events Centre with Under the Sea theme

Apr 18, 2024 / 12:40 pm

A magical experience will take place on ice tonight at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Glengarry Skating Club will unveil their annual Ice Parade with an...

Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen hosting public meeting about acquiring troubled private Okanagan Falls utilities

Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen hosting public meeting about acquiring troubled private Okanagan Falls utilities

Okanagan Falls Apr 18, 2024 / 11:28 am

The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen will be hosting a public meeting to review assessments of wastewater and waterworks systems they are looking to...

Penticton man gets more jail time tacked on to existing weapons sentence

Penticton man gets more jail time tacked on to existing weapons sentence

Apr 18, 2024 / 10:40 am

A Penticton man with a lengthy criminal history is facing more jail time following an assault caught on camera. In Penticton Provincial Court Thursday morning,...

Penticton Public Library and Museum to close for month of June

Penticton Public Library and Museum to close for month of June

Apr 18, 2024 / 9:26 am

The Penticton Library and Museum will be closed for a month this summer to allow for electrical upgrades to the building. From May 31 to July 3, full building...

BC group works on making Okanagan-Similkameen bat friendly communities as the little flying mammals return

BC group works on making Okanagan-Similkameen bat friendly communities as the little flying mammals return

Okanagan Valley Apr 18, 2024 / 4:00 am

Wednesday was International Bat Appreciation Day, an important day to the BC Community Bat Program as they work on maintaining a healthy bat habitat in the...

100 More Homes Penticton pitches council for a temporary shelter all winter

100 More Homes Penticton pitches council for a temporary shelter all winter

Apr 18, 2024 / 4:00 am

The operators of an emergency winter shelter for vulnerable people in Penticton want to see changes after putting people out into the cold this past winter. 100...

Penticton spring and summer recreation programming released

Penticton spring and summer recreation programming released

Apr 17, 2024 / 7:00 pm

Recreation Penticton has released its spring and summer recreation guide in anticipation of registration day later this month. Beginning Apr. 24 at 8 a.m.,...

BC SPCA South Okanagan/Similkameen branch almost out of all dog and cat food

BC SPCA South Okanagan/Similkameen branch almost out of all dog and cat food

South Okanagan Apr 17, 2024 / 4:48 pm

Dry dog and cat food have completely run out at the BC SPCA South Okanagan/Similkameen branch, and they are getting very low on wet food supplies too. Animal...

Multiple Penticton and Summerland elementary schools will close in June 2025

Multiple Penticton and Summerland elementary schools will close in June 2025

Penticton/Summerland Apr 17, 2024 / 3:44 pm

It's official — three elementary schools in Penticton and Summerland will be permanently closed as part of a re-shuffling of facilities and resources...

Penticton council gives staff a nod to look at whether a hotel could be added to convention centre

Penticton council gives staff a nod to look at whether a hotel could be added to convention centre

Apr 17, 2024 / 3:21 pm

City of Penticton staff will be looking into whether a hotel attached to the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre is feasible, thanks to a motion from a city...

Expanded counselling services announced for kids in Princeton-Merritt school district area

Expanded counselling services announced for kids in Princeton-Merritt school district area

Princeton/Merritt Apr 17, 2024 / 1:38 pm

The provincial government has announced expansions to Integrated Child and Youth (ICY) services in the Princeton and Merritt areas. The programming will...

Penticton RCMP asking for witnesses of pedestrian hit by vehicle

Penticton RCMP asking for witnesses of pedestrian hit by vehicle

Apr 17, 2024 / 10:53 am

Penticton RCMP are asking for the public's assistance with any information pertaining to an early morning incident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle. In...

Highway 97 closure planned for Friday near Summerland

Highway 97 closure planned for Friday near Summerland

Summerland Apr 17, 2024 / 10:45 am

There will be a planned closure on Highway 97 north of Summerland Friday, as ongoing landslide mitigation work continues. On Friday April 19, 2024 from 11 a.m....

Penticton resident awarded $600K for injuries after being struck by car, thrown to the ground

Penticton resident awarded $600K for injuries after being struck by car, thrown to the ground

Apr 17, 2024 / 4:00 am

A Penticton woman who was struck by a vehicle while walking in a crosswalk has been awarded $600,000 in damages, which is roughly $783,000 less than she was...

Okanagan Punjabi Cultural Association hosting Mela Festival to showcase culture, heritage

Okanagan Punjabi Cultural Association hosting Mela Festival to showcase culture, heritage

Apr 16, 2024 / 8:00 pm

The Okanagan Punjabi Cultural Association in partnership with the 5 Rivers Heart Association is inviting the public to an event intended to showcase Punjabi...

Naramata hosting plenty of Earth Day activities

Naramata hosting plenty of Earth Day activities

Naramata Apr 16, 2024 / 7:00 pm

Naramata will be chock-full of activities for Earth Day on Saturday, from workshops to special wine tastings and star gazing. NaramataSlow, a non-profit...

Penticton will see 5.3 per cent tax hike as per 2024 budget plans

Penticton will see 5.3 per cent tax hike as per 2024 budget plans

Apr 16, 2024 / 4:15 pm

Penticton council gave first, second and third reading to adopt the current tax increase to 5.31 per cent for the 2024 year at its meeting on Tuesday. The...

Okanagan residents reminded not to buy invasive plant that can cause boils, blisters and temporary blindness

Okanagan residents reminded not to buy invasive plant that can cause boils, blisters and temporary blindness

Okanagan-Similkameen Apr 16, 2024 / 12:10 pm

The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) is reminding residents to pay attention to what plants they pick up from the garden centre as...

Penticton Farmers’ Market returns Saturday, bringing road closures and crowds downtown until October

Penticton Farmers’ Market returns Saturday, bringing road closures and crowds downtown until October

Apr 16, 2024 / 10:45 am

Penticton residents and visitors are reminded to watch for increased foot traffic throughout downtown with the return of the local Farmers’ Market this...

Wine tours galore as spring arrives in the South Okanagan

Wine tours galore as spring arrives in the South Okanagan

Apr 16, 2024 / 4:00 am

"Four seasons of fun" is an ongoing collaboration between Castanet and Visit Penticton showcasing what Penticton has to offer all year round. Watch...