News Items tag as: City of Penticton 2020

Penticton inks $1.5M deal for new hotel near Trade and Convention Centre
December 10, 2020 - 11:49 AM

In a move that's been years in the making, the City of Penticton is set to have a new six-storey, 100-room hotel built next to the Trade and Convention Centre.
How Kamloops and Okanagan cities actually made money through COVID-19
November 27, 2020 - 7:30 AM

At the height of the COVID-19 lockdown last spring, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart spoke publicly about the risk of bankruptcy if people didn’t pay their property taxes because of COVID-19.
Penticton nails down route for cycling path between Okanagan and Skaha Lakes
November 18, 2020 - 12:15 PM

Penticton city council has given the green light to a cycling route between Okanagan and Skaha Lakes but now comes the hard part.
Interest growing in Penticton's lake to lake cycling route
November 15, 2020 - 3:31 PM

Public interest in a lake to lake cycling route through the City of Penticton is reaching new heights as a public hearing to decide the route’s location looms next week.
Additional emergency shelter beds added in Penticton
October 26, 2020 - 8:30 PM

A temporary use permit recently granted by Penticton city council will allow for additional emergency shelter beds in the city this winter.
City of Penticton wants new hotel near South Okanagan Events Centre
October 09, 2020 - 2:45 PM

The City of Penticton is hoping to make a deal that will see a new hotel constructed near the South Okanagan Events Centre.
Parking fines on their way up in Penticton
October 06, 2020 - 5:13 PM

The City of Penticton is finding ways to generate new cash in its parking system.
Penticton receives $2.9M from province for childcare facility
September 18, 2020 - 12:45 PM

More than 100 new childcare spaces are coming to Penticton thanks to $2.9 million in grant funding from the province.
City of Penticton continues to feel fallout from COVID-19
September 13, 2020 - 8:31 AM

The City of Penticton is still down eight per cent of its workforce as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pop-up piano project set to launch in Penticton
August 25, 2020 - 12:15 PM

Penticton’s pop-up piano initiative is set to launch tomorrow.
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$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
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Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

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