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iN PHOTOS: Owner of ‘unsafe’ house in Kelowna will fight the city in the hopes of saving his home
July 30, 2021 - 7:00 AM

After being ordered by the City of Kelowna to demolish his home, Janusz Grelecki is starting to clean up his property in an effort to get the city to back down.
This Kamloops mechanic has seen a rise in drilled gas tanks, then it happened to him
December 12, 2019 - 12:00 PM

Normally, he’s the guy who fixes this costly problem but now, mechanic Lorenzo Williams is a victim of the weird crime that appears be on the rise.
$600,000 bill for spring flood damage on Okanagan Lake in Penticton
October 17, 2017 - 10:37 AM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton has assessed the spring flood damage along the Okanagan Lake shoreline and is anxious to get started with repair work.
Lakefront residents still tallying up costs of Okanagan Lake flooding
July 14, 2017 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - Lakefront residents from around Okanagan Lake are still tallying up costs incurred from spring flooding that brought lake levels well above most docks and for some it’s tens of thousands of dollars.
Penticton begins cleanup, damage assessment as lake levels recede
July 05, 2017 - 3:36 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton is moving into cleanup mode following this spring’s high water levels on Okanagan Lake.
Budget amendment needed for KVR trail retaining wall replacement
June 22, 2017 - 7:30 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton city council has approved spending $300,000 to make repairs to a retaining wall on the Kettle Valley Rail trail that is beginning to lean.
Penticton council agrees to Government Street land swap for hospital access
December 21, 2016 - 10:30 AM

PENTICTON - A land swap between Penticton and Interior Health is intended to make access to an expanded Penticton Regional Hospital safer.
Dispute over concrete retaining wall moves toward resolution
April 30, 2015 - 12:58 PM

PENTICTON - A long running dispute over a deteriorating concrete retaining wall, and the associated drainage problems, in Penticton’s industrial area may be on the way to resolution.
Council delays legal action against property owners
April 14, 2015 - 2:28 PM

PENTICTON - Two property owners have been given two more weeks to resolve their issues before the city against takes legal action against both of them.
Failure to resolve drainage issues lead to injunctive action
March 18, 2015 - 4:43 PM

PENTICTON - The problem with drainage issues between three businesses in Penticton’s industrial park started in 2013 and now injunctive action has been taken by the city on two of the properties, as announced at the Monday, March 16 council meeting.
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