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Construction boom brings the Valley’s best to CHBA South Okanagan’s Home and Reno Show
February 24, 2017 - 4:10 PM

PENTICTON - The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) South Okanagan present the 22nd Annual Home and Reno Show on Saturday, March 4 and Sunday, March 5, sponsored by Parker’s Dodge, Ram, Chrysler, Jeep and GLE Plumbing and Heating.
Time to prepare for winter in West Kelowna
November 14, 2016 - 11:30 AM

With colder weather setting in and the inevitable arrival of snow, City of West Kelowna crews are gearing up for winter and have some reminders for when the snow starts to fly.

All sports fields will be closed for the season as of November 4 and will reopen in April. Parks washrooms are also now closed until mid-spring, with the exception being the heated facilities at Willow Beach, which remain open for users of parks and trails along the popular Gellatly Bay multiuse corridor.
Caution urged in high fire hazard areas like parks in Penticton
August 20, 2015 - 11:00 AM

PENTICTON - Due to extreme dry conditions, park and trail users in Penticton are urged to use extreme caution so as to avoid starting an interface fire.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

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

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

Construction boom brings the Valley’s best to CHBA South Okanagan’s Home and Reno Show