News Items tag as: Local Journalism Initiative

BC scientists 3D printed lung tissue. Then made it smoke
September 08, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Sometimes smoking is cool.
Anger over $11M lake-to-lake bike lanes in Penticton dominates public meeting
September 08, 2025 - 11:30 AM
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City of Penticton staff and Mayor Julius Bloomfield likely expected the controversy — but it didn’t take long for anger over the lake-to-lake bike lanes to dominate last week's public meeting on a proposed infrastructure levy.
As the US quits the global HIV fight, Canada can step up with BC model
September 07, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A renowned local researcher says scaling up British Columbia’s HIV strategy could help end the global AIDS pandemic by 2030.
Following hard-won sea otter recovery in BC, First Nations call for a new hunt
September 06, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Half a century ago, sea otters were on the brink of extinction along British Columbia’s coast. Pulled from the frigid, untamed waters of Alaska, these charismatic creatures were brought back to their ancestral habitat. Today, they thrive through kelp forests and rugged inlets, celebrated as a symbol of one of the conservation’s greatest comebacks.
New theatre experience in Osoyoos brings syilx Animal People to life
September 04, 2025 - 7:00 PM

First, there are few minutes of stillness on the Okanagan landscape — with nothing but the sounds of crickets and bird chirps filling the air.
27th annual Penticton Hot Jazz Festival this weekend
September 03, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Variety is the spice of life — and it’s also one of the key reasons why Penticton’s Pentastic Jazz Festival continues to thrive.
Indigenous healer convicted of assaulting client sentenced to probation
September 03, 2025 - 2:30 PM

An Indigenous healer convicted of assaulting a woman during a healing ceremony was sentenced Friday to two years of probation and banned from all Syilx Okanagan Nation lands.
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.
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THOMPSON: Disney will make 'your dreams come true' for a hefty price
OPINION “When you wish upon a star…Makes no difference who you are…Anything your heart desires…Will come to you.” Almost everyone anywhere recognizes the opening lines from the unoffic

Foreign temporary worker claw backs hampers record Okanagan cherry season
As politicians lob criticisms toward the temporary foreign worker program that fills open Canadian jobs, Okanagan orchardists would like more workers. When orchards across the region surpassed already-high expectations for this years crop,

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

iN NUMBERS: Tallest buildings in Kamloops, Okanagan
Whether you’re on board with more highrise towers bringing that big city feeling to the Okanagan or not, you’re probably going to be seeing more of them in the years to come. In case you’re wondering which tower is the condo kin

News Items tag as: Local Journalism Initiative

BC scientists 3D printed lung tissue. Then made it smoke

Anger over $11M lake-to-lake bike lanes in Penticton dominates public meeting

As the US quits the global HIV fight, Canada can step up with BC model

Following hard-won sea otter recovery in BC, First Nations call for a new hunt

New theatre experience in Osoyoos brings syilx Animal People to life

27th annual Penticton Hot Jazz Festival this weekend

Indigenous healer convicted of assaulting client sentenced to probation

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

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