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Penticton News

New director for DPA

New director for DPA

Jul 8, 2016 / 4:06 pm

The Downtown Penticton Association has a new executive director. Lynn Allin comes to the DPA from the Penticton Arts Council, where she has been executive...

Granfondo this weekend

Granfondo this weekend

Jul 8, 2016 / 11:15 am

On Sunday morning, the South Okanagan will see up to 2,500 cyclists take to the roads for the start of the sixth edition of the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx...

Early morning stove fire

Early morning stove fire

Jul 8, 2016 / 9:26 am

A neighbourhood in Penticton had a rude awakening this morning. Just before 4 a.m., firefighters were called to a home on Lakeside Road after a fire started in...

New beginning for hospital

New beginning for hospital

Jul 8, 2016 / 5:00 am

A community celebration to mark the official ground breaking for the $312.5 million Penticton Regional Hospital expansion will be held on Tuesday, July 12....

Newspaper calls it quits

Newspaper calls it quits

Princeton Jul 7, 2016 / 4:32 pm

The Similkameen News Leader, a locally-owned, independent weekly community newspaper in Princeton, is shutting down. The first issue was published Jan. 6, 1998,...

Pot shops not welcome

Pot shops not welcome

Osoyoos Jul 7, 2016 / 3:12 pm

Pot dispensaries are not currently welcome in Osoyoos. On the recommendation of staff, Osoyoos town council passed a bylaw amendment this week barring marijuana...

Spitting contest is the pits

Spitting contest is the pits

Naramata Jul 7, 2016 / 3:00 pm

Naramata’s Wharf Park will host a celebration of local agriculture on July 13. The Great Cherry Pit Spitting Contest, held every year at the height of the...

Rotary supports hospital

Rotary supports hospital

Jul 7, 2016 / 1:30 pm

A South Okanagan service club has opened its arms to supporting the expansion of the region’s acute care hospital. The Rotary Club of Osoyoos has pledged...

Hop on the mosaic train

Hop on the mosaic train

Jul 7, 2016 / 11:19 am

Penticton has been chosen to contribute to a national mosaic celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary. The Canada 150 Mosaic Tile Project will create a...

Billy Bob makes BC stop

Billy Bob makes BC stop

Jul 7, 2016 / 11:15 am

Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton is bringing his band The Boxmasters to the Okanagan. The band will be live at The Mule on Martin Street in Penticton on Sunday,...

Revamping Main Street

Revamping Main Street

Jul 7, 2016 / 10:27 am

Now that revitalization work has been completed on Main Street, Penticton council has unanimously endorsed policies to encourage a chic makeover. The proposed...

Sunshine Fest set to shine

Sunshine Fest set to shine

Oliver Jul 7, 2016 / 10:20 am

The Oliver Sunshine Festival and parade is back for its sixth year. The festival will be held at Oliver Community Park, Friday and Saturday. A parade down Main...

Water to be shut off

Water to be shut off

Okanagan Falls Jul 6, 2016 / 4:12 pm

The Okanagan Falls Water District is advising that water will be shut off from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., July 8 for repair work. The properties affected are on Maple...

Rattlesnake at water park

Rattlesnake at water park

Oliver Jul 6, 2016 / 3:33 pm

A rattlesnake that slithered into a children's water park in Oliver was quickly dealt with. Sgt. Jim Beck with the Conservation Officer Service said the...

Run Salmon Run

Run Salmon Run

Naramata Jul 6, 2016 / 3:28 pm

The public is invited to a unique art installation in Naramata this weekend. Run Salmon Run will be held Sunday on 3rd Street beside the bridge between Ritchie...

Flames on Calgary Ave.

Flames on Calgary Ave.

Jul 6, 2016 / 2:42 pm

Penticton fire crews were called out to a house fire on Calgary Avenue this afternoon. The call came out shortly after 12 p.m. to a house next to the Fairview...

Teneycke case slow-moving

Teneycke case slow-moving

Jul 6, 2016 / 12:11 pm

The Ronald Teneyke case continues to move slowly through the court system. The South Okanagan man who is facing several charges stemming from a series of...

Long lines at Soupateria

Long lines at Soupateria

Jul 6, 2016 / 11:55 am

This summer is shaping up to be a busy one at the Penticton Soupateria. Director of operations Lauraine Bailie said more people started showing up in May and...

Smash up in Penticton

Smash up in Penticton

Jul 5, 2016 / 7:33 pm

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to Eckhardt Avenue West and Winnipeg Street in Penticton following a two-vehicle accident. The collision happened...

City, firefighters shake hands

City, firefighters shake hands

Jul 5, 2016 / 7:00 pm

The City of Penticton and the International Association of Fire Firefighters Local 1399 announced Tuesday they have come to an agreement. Both sides have...