News Items tag as: David Ernest Friesen

Penticton flasher gets more jail time in 'tragic case'
June 27, 2019 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton man will spend another 65 days in jail in what the sentencing judge called a "tragic case" highlighting failures in the prison system.
Penticton man looking at 12 months in prison for exposing himself in public
June 06, 2019 - 12:07 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton man with a history of exposing his genitals in public, will have to wait at least two more weeks before finding out how long he'll spend behind bars for his latest conviction.
Penticton man gets jail time for indecent exposure
October 30, 2017 - 4:46 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton man who exposed himself to a mother and two children will serve nearly two months in jail for his actions.
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From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

Penticton flasher gets more jail time in 'tragic case'