News Items tag as: Local Journalism Initiative

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.
Newly elected Penticton councillor lends his voice to save local gun club
August 29, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Add recently-elected Penticton councillor Jason Reynen amongst local politicians who are voicing their support to keep the longstanding Penticton Shooting Sports Association gun range open.
Frustrated Oliver property owner pleads for help as encampments persist
August 29, 2025 - 10:45 AM

A frustrated property owner in Oliver is asking for help from town staff and council after years of battling the ongoing presence of homeless campers, repeated property damage, and mounting cleanup costs on a property he plans to redevelop into a multi-unit residential complex.
How rich Canadians got even richer
August 26, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The gap between Canada’s haves and have-nots has never been bigger.
Penticton property owners facing $33M bill for new water system fight back
August 26, 2025 - 12:00 PM
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The spokesperson for the Sage Mesa Water Users Group didn't pull any verbal punches when discussing the fear, anxiety and anger that has spread amongst 240 property owners facing massive water bills for decades as a potential $33-million debt is hanging over their collective heads to replace the dilapidated water system.
Another Penticton byelection win for a Clean Sweep candidate
August 25, 2025 - 10:30 AM

Make it a clean sweep for the co-founders of Penticton's Clean Streets Facebook page as the group's co-founder Shannon Stewart became the newest member of Penticton council Saturday evening after claiming a decisive victory in a civic byelection.
Penticton Legion mourns sudden death of longtime bar manager
August 20, 2025 - 11:30 AM

Members of the Penticton branch of the Royal Canadian Legion are mourning the sudden and unexpected death of longtime bar manager Jason Malott.
Penticton area property owners could be on hook for $33M in water system upgrades
August 14, 2025 - 5:00 PM
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It’s hard to believe that 265 property owners in the Sage Mesa subdivision near Penticton could be responsible for over $33 million in water system upgrades — but that’s the current reality.
Researchers work to find remedy for bighorn sheep disease at Penticton Indian Band
August 11, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Researchers in the Okanagan are working to find a treatment for a skin disease in bighorn sheep (yilík?lxkn), as the animal’s population has been decimated in the region over the past two decades.
How a possible name change has delayed Okanagan Falls incorporation
August 11, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Five months after Okanagan Falls residents narrowly voted to incorporate as their own municipality, frustration over stalled progress has pushed the province’s new Municipal Affairs Minister to agree to meet face-to-face with local leaders.
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THOMPSON: The problem with 'influencers'
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Okanagan apples returning to market amid adversity
A year after the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative closed down, orchardists in the Okanagan are quietly optimistic about this year's apple harvest. It's been a bumper year for cherries , and peaches and apricots are back on track . And no

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a

BC tenant's sleuthing gets her $17,000 after Airbnb eviction
A BC family who evicted their tenant and then rented out their condo on Airbnb have lost an appeal after being ordered to pay $17,000 in compensation. According to an Aug. 25 BC Supreme Court decision, Cristopher and Leonida Resurreccion bo

News Items tag as: Local Journalism Initiative

Penticton walk-in clinic helping to reshape healthcare delivery

Newly elected Penticton councillor lends his voice to save local gun club

Frustrated Oliver property owner pleads for help as encampments persist

How rich Canadians got even richer

Penticton property owners facing $33M bill for new water system fight back

Another Penticton byelection win for a Clean Sweep candidate

Penticton Legion mourns sudden death of longtime bar manager

Penticton area property owners could be on hook for $33M in water system upgrades

Researchers work to find remedy for bighorn sheep disease at Penticton Indian Band

How a possible name change has delayed Okanagan Falls incorporation

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