News Items tag as: PNJAN23242515

Directors voice policing issues to region's top cop
January 24, 2015 - 7:34 PM

PENTICTON - The recent graffiti epidemic was just one of the topics Penticton RCMP's top cop spoke about during the Regional District board meeting Jan. 22.
Penticton councillor files claim against former employer
January 24, 2015 - 2:32 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton city councillor Judy Sentes launched a small claims court action against former employer Okanagan-Similkameen Neurological Society this week.
Sports club receives help from anti-graffiti 'superhero'
January 23, 2015 - 7:28 PM

PENTICTON - Graffiti vandalism is no match for a Penticton Facebook group that seems to prefer the anonymity typical of a comic book superhero.
Striking workers continue picket after closure notice at Naramata Centre
January 23, 2015 - 4:40 PM

PENTICTON - Employees of The Naramata Centre remain on picket lines days after management issued a press release announcing the permanent closure of the facility.
No appeal for man convicted of assaulting woman, biting her labia
January 23, 2015 - 3:52 PM

PENTICTON - Brian Douglas Louie will remain behind bars for the completion of a 2.8 year sentence after losing his appeal on Jan. 20.
Snowbirds returning to thrill Penticton
January 23, 2015 - 8:11 AM

PENTICTON - You will have to look up, way up, to see the highlight of the Peach Festival this year. The Snowbirds are returning to Penticton after a two year absence to kick off the August celebration.
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JONESIE: Why Reid Hamer-Jackson can't fight city hall
OPINION I don’t live in Kamloops. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s antics have no effect on me personally, so allow me to be a bit more philosophical about it. I want to like the guy, more for what he could represent than wh

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

Directors voice policing issues to region's top cop