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Unsurprisingly, goose poop still a massive problem on Okanagan beaches
July 29, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Tip-toeing through the goose feces littering the grass at Vernon's Kin Beach on Okanagan Lake it's a wonder why anyone would bother going there.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
July 02, 2024 - 3:30 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of June 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Soccer, pickleball, softball, fenced dog park all being pitched for Peachland park
June 12, 2022 - 5:33 PM

Plans for Peachland’s newly-acquired public park includes a full-sized soccer field, softball diamond, pickleball, an off-leash dog park and more.
Penticton hockey great gives back to his hometown
June 28, 2019 - 4:00 PM

PENTICTON - Chicago Blackhawks defenceman and Penticton native Duncan Keith returned to his hometown earlier this week to be on hand for the unveiling of the results of phase two of his three-year partnership with Okanagan Similkameen Neurological Society Child and Youth Development Centre.
MAP: Police made arrest for one suspicious fire from 2017 — now just 16 more outstanding
September 29, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA - Charges were laid this week against a man police believed to have set as many as five fires in Kelowna in less than two weeks — but at least a dozen more suspicious fires this year are yet to be solved.
Dozens of needles found at Vernon elementary school
April 07, 2017 - 4:28 PM

VERNON - More than 50 discarded needles were found on the grounds of a Vernon elementary school this morning, prompting a quick response from school officials and the RCMP.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall J

Where to get weird and exotic snacks in Kelowna
Arabic malt energy drinks, protein Snickers bars, an edible Barbie dream house, Snoop Dogg chips; if any of those exotic snacks pique your interest there are places to get them in Kelowna. Seoulful Convenience specializes in Korean snacks a

A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. But four years later,

iN MAPS: The best festive holiday lights to view in Penticton
'Tis the season to be jolly and go for a tour around the community to take in the Christmas lights and festive decorations at these holiday houses and displays in Penticton. For just over a decade, INFOnews.ca has been adding to its lis

Local News Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Unsurprisingly, goose poop still a massive problem on Okanagan beaches

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say

Soccer, pickleball, softball, fenced dog park all being pitched for Peachland park

Penticton hockey great gives back to his hometown

MAP: Police made arrest for one suspicious fire from 2017 — now just 16 more outstanding

Dozens of needles found at Vernon elementary school

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