News Items tag as: Penticton City Council

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.
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.
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$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

UBCO researchers determine how many tokes from a joint equal a bong hit
Seven years after Canada legalized cannabis there is still no reliable way for aspiring stoners to find out the effects of different methods for getting high, and University of British Columbia Okanagan scientists are trying to fix that. Re

Kamloops mayor says 'deportations' could risk housing market
Kamloops is one of many BC cities badly squeezed for housing, but its mayor suggested too much supply in the rental pool could collapse the real estate market. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson made the surprising suggestion that impending "dep

News Items tag as: Penticton City Council

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

No more spending tax dollars on separated bike lanes in Penticton

Penticton considering $200K worth of improvements to dog parks

Abandoned shopping cart woes addressed with new Penticton bylaw

Penticton looking at ways to get shopping cart off city streets

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