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Anger over $11M lake-to-lake bike lanes in Penticton dominates public meeting
September 08, 2025 - 11:30 AM
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City of Penticton staff and Mayor Julius Bloomfield likely expected the controversy — but it didn’t take long for anger over the lake-to-lake bike lanes to dominate last week's public meeting on a proposed infrastructure levy.
Harlem Globetrotters come to Penticton for 100th season
September 08, 2025 - 10:21 AM

Basketball icons the Harlem Globetrotters are making a stop in Penticton for the team’s centennial season.
Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
September 05, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space.
27th annual Penticton Hot Jazz Festival this weekend
September 03, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Variety is the spice of life — and it’s also one of the key reasons why Penticton’s Pentastic Jazz Festival continues to thrive.
Indigenous healer convicted of assaulting client sentenced to probation
September 03, 2025 - 2:30 PM

An Indigenous healer convicted of assaulting a woman during a healing ceremony was sentenced Friday to two years of probation and banned from all Syilx Okanagan Nation lands.
iN NUMBERS: One of the hottest summers on record for Kamloops, Okanagan
September 03, 2025 - 5:00 AM

Hopefully you’re inside somewhere with air conditioning, or even better, heading down to the beach with some cold drinks. It has been a hot and dry summer for Kamloops and the Okanagan, and August was especially brutal.
Penticton walk-in clinic helping to reshape healthcare delivery
September 02, 2025 - 12:00 PM

The Colleen Schneider Medical Centre in Penticton officially opened its doors this summer — and it’s already being hailed as a model that could reshape how primary healthcare is delivered across British Columbia and Canada.
WestJet blames 'pilot availability' but Vernon snowbird sues and wins
September 01, 2025 - 4:00 PM

WestJet blamed the weather and pilot availability, but a Vernon woman whose flight back from Mexico was delayed by two days has been awarded $1,700 after she took the airline to court.
Penticton man sues after ICBC calls lasting concussion a 'minor injury'
September 01, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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A South Okanagan man who was rear-ended four years ago has had to resort to taking legal action against ICBC after it refused to accept that the crash had caused him significant cognitive issues and he'd had to largely give up work.
Penticton Elvis Festival suing former director for online defamation
August 30, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A former organizer for the Penticton Elvis Presley festival is being accused of defaming the non-profit behind the event.
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Vernon pub avoids fine after serving teen in sting operation
In a rare move, a Vernon pub that inadvertently served a minor an alcoholic drink has avoided being fined or shut down for a week after it proved it had done its due diligence not to serve teens. According to an Aug. 28 BC Liquor and Cannab

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

BC realtor who procured sex worker loses licence
A BC realtor has been stripped of his licence and ordered to pay $3,500 after he neglected to tell the regulator he'd been convicted for procuring a sex worker. According to an Aug. 27 BC Financial Services Authority decision, realtor A

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