News Items tag as: Penticton City Council

12 candidates to choose from in second Penticton byelection this year
July 21, 2025 - 2:30 PM

The nomination period for the Penticton city council byelection has ended and residents will be heading to the polls to pick a new city councillor next month.
Penticton City Council is having a second byelection this year
July 01, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Penticton City Council has gone through some changes already this year, and another byelection is in the works.
Change a constant on Penticton council as councillor leaves to run for Conservatives
April 07, 2025 - 7:00 PM

In the past year, two Penticton city councillors have been away from city hall, and now a third is set to leave as well.
Cost of upgrade to century-old Penticton dam climbs to $18M
February 07, 2025 - 2:30 PM

A century-old dam in Penticton needs an upgrade, but it is going to cost millions more than anticipated.
Penticton city councillor commits to finishing term despite sex crime charges
January 06, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Penticton city councillor James Miller has committed to finishing his term on council despite being charged for decades-old sex crimes.
Penticton city councillor facing new charges for decades-old sex crimes
November 12, 2024 - 9:55 AM

Penticton city councillor James Miller is facing new sex crime charges relating allegations from when he was a youth basketball coach in Ontario.
Penticton city councillor addresses sex crime allegations against fellow councillor
August 04, 2024 - 11:00 AM

A Penticton city councillor and newspaper editor was arrested on Thursday for decades-old sex crime allegations, and now a fellow councillor has addressed the situation.
Penticton council asked to approve $23M in housing, commercial space downtown
March 01, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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Penticton has plans to rezone part of downtown 1,500 housing units can be built at part of a new Innovation District.
HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton considering new pilot program for affordable housing
March 01, 2024 - 1:30 PM
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As communities throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region struggle to get home built in the midst of a housing crisis, Penticton is considering a pilot project to help non-profits fund new affordable housing.
Penticton property crime down; violent crime on the rise
November 03, 2023 - 3:53 PM

Penticton police report are reporting a drop in property crime since last year, but now violent crime has risen.
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La Terrazza owner charged with defrauding Penticton winery
The business partner of a Penticton winery has been charged with defrauding the business. Restaurateur and business partner Giulio Miceli is scheduled to appear in a Penticton courthouse, Aug. 13, facing a single charge of defrauding the Pl

What to know about Trump's potential change in federal marijuana policy
President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states. Trump said Monday that he hopes to deci

Penticton area property owners could be on hook for $33M in water system upgrades
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. Riley Gettens, director for Are

News Items tag as: Penticton City Council

12 candidates to choose from in second Penticton byelection this year

Penticton City Council is having a second byelection this year

Change a constant on Penticton council as councillor leaves to run for Conservatives

Cost of upgrade to century-old Penticton dam climbs to $18M

Penticton city councillor commits to finishing term despite sex crime charges

Penticton city councillor facing new charges for decades-old sex crimes

Penticton city councillor addresses sex crime allegations against fellow councillor

Penticton council asked to approve $23M in housing, commercial space downtown

HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton considering new pilot program for affordable housing

Penticton property crime down; violent crime on the rise

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