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Penticton business owner wins Penticton byelection in landslide
April 07, 2025 - 9:44 AM

While Jason Reynen was feeling a little under the weather Saturday night, he was jumping for joy with his wife and children at home after winning a landslide victory in the byelection for Penticton city council.
Penticton city councillor defends decision to run for Conservatives
April 05, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Penticton Coun. Helena Konanz defended her decision to accept the Conservative Party of Canada nomination to be their candidate in the upcoming federal election, despite recently saying she wouldn’t be seeking higher office.
Controversial changes to downtown Penticton's Nanaimo Square rejected
April 04, 2025 - 4:00 PM

Members of Penticton City Council were hesitant to endorse a senior staff report that recommended significant changes to Nanaimo Square, a popular gathering space in the heart of downtown Penticton.
Former Penticton mayor files yet another lawsuit against family members
April 02, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The longstanding legal dispute between former Penticton Mayor John Vassilaki and members of family continues.
West Kelowna couple awarded for saving couple, baby from drowning in Osoyoos Lake
April 02, 2025 - 6:30 PM

A West Kelowna couple who helped save a Vancouver couple and their three-year-old toddler from drowning in Osoyoos Lake last summer were honoured for their efforts in a special ceremony this past Saturday evening.
BC Housing to keep Penticton shelter open for at least two more months
April 02, 2025 - 5:30 PM

The City of Penticton's homeless shelter, located on Warren Avenue in the city's industrial park, has received funding to remain open for at least two more months.
Protestors tell Penticton city council hands off Nanaimo Square
April 02, 2025 - 4:00 PM

Nanaimo Square is one of downtown Penticton’s most popular gathering places for all local residents and visitors, so singling out the disenfranchised few homeless residents who like to gather there, usually at night, is not right, said the organizer of a protest that attracted 30 local residents Monday afternoon.
Could this be the way to improve life for migrant farmworkers in Canada?
March 30, 2025 - 4:00 PM
Largest-ever Fisheries Act penalty will pay for First Nations-led ecosystem recovery in BC
March 29, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Is social media the new union battleground? Air Canada’s flight attendants launch clever campaign
March 22, 2025 - 10:00 AM
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Souther Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

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