News Items tag as: Penticton City Council

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.
No more spending tax dollars on separated bike lanes in Penticton
October 19, 2023 - 4:30 PM

Penticton city council has voted to not build any more separated bike lanes until 2026.
Penticton considering $200K worth of improvements to dog parks
October 13, 2023 - 1:38 PM

Penticton dog owners want better dog parks it looks like they'll be getting their wish.
Abandoned shopping cart woes addressed with new Penticton bylaw
October 06, 2023 - 7:00 PM

After a polarizing debate, Penticton city council has moved to impose a new bylaw regarding abandoned shopping carts.
Penticton looking at ways to get shopping cart off city streets
September 11, 2023 - 3:43 PM

Everyone has seen shopping carts cluttering the streets, and Penticton city council wants stores to do something about it.
Penticton council meeting behind closed doors over shelter fight with province
March 22, 2021 - 6:30 PM

A special meeting of Penticton city council has been called for noon tomorrow, March 23.
City of Penticton payroll exceeds $23 million
June 18, 2018 - 4:00 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton spent nearly a quarter of a million dollars on mayor and council salaries and expenses last year, but that was only a fraction of the total $23,449,480 spent on salaries and expenses at City Hall in 2017.
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Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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