News Items tag as: Penticton city council 2022

Penticton's lake-to-lake cycling path to stay the course
December 23, 2022 - 1:34 PM
iNwheels

Penticton’s lake-to-lake bike route looks like it will be making it to the finish line on time.
Penticton politicians to reconsider charging to park downtown
December 02, 2022 - 1:30 PM

A Penticton man’s $45 ticket may result in the elimination of parking meters in the city’s downtown, at least for certain months of the year.
New bylaw limits Penticton residents to owning six pets
November 19, 2022 - 2:05 PM
iNhome

Penticton residents are allowed a maximum of six pets following the adoption of a new animal control bylaw in the city earlier this week.
City council to consider adding 112 homes in hills above Penticton
May 13, 2022 - 3:00 PM

Over 100 rural homes will be built in the hills above Penticton if city council approves a new proposal at next week’s council meeting.
Crime trending downward in Penticton despite very active prolific offenders
May 03, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Penticton’s top cop wants more resources to support people who are in need of help, but for those who aren’t interested in receiving the help they need, he wants to see stiffer sentences from the courts.
Decision to hand iconic Penticton Peach to Alberta-based company irreversible: city
April 09, 2022 - 2:26 PM

No matter how many signatures are collected on a petition, the City of Penticton will not reverse its decision to end the relationship with the local operators of the iconic Peach concession stand.
Penticton to raise Ukrainian flag at city hall
March 16, 2022 - 12:30 PM

The City of Penticton will show solidarity with the people of Ukraine by flying the country's blue and yellow flag at city hall.
Penticton youth resort to desperate measures to avoid homelessness
February 17, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Penticton council got an eye-opening glimpse at how many young people in their city struggle when a report about youth homelessness was presented this week.
Penticton pursues new operating agreement for iconic Peach concession
February 17, 2022 - 3:00 PM

The operating lease for Penticton’s iconic Peach concession is up for renewal, and the city is looking for new licensing agreements from businesses to oversee it along with two other beach concession stands.
Crime up 2% in Penticton in 2021: RCMP Supt. Hunter
February 01, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Penticton RCMP saw crime go down by 4% in the final quarter of 2021 but it was up 2% over the course of the entire year.
More ...

Skeetchestn residents left 'sick' after bear shot dozens of times in middle of night
Neighbours were left feeling sick after they watched a treed bear get shot dozens of times with an underpowered gun over almost an hour in a trailer park at the Skeetchestn Indian Band last month. They watched and listened as a group shone

Canneries had a short but vital heyday in Kamloops, Okanagan
When you think of agriculture in Kamloops, the mind turns to hay and cattle. That makes sense because, according to Venture Kamloops, the beef and dairy industries, along with supporting crops, now accounts for 85-90% of agricultural acreag

Federal Court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin mushroom access
VANCOUVER - Megan McLaren thought her future career was in law enforcement, but her path radically shifted thanks in part to psychedelic drug therapy, she says. McLaren left a civilian position with the Vancouver Police Department in 2019 f

Airbnb doesn't compete with Kamloops, Kelowna hotels but still stalling recovery
In the past year, the number of short-term rentals in the Thompson-Okanagan region has grown by 11.3% to almost 5,000. Those rentals are marketed to tourists so it would be logical to assume that hotels and motels, still struggling to recov

Tweets by @infonewsvernon

News Items tag as: Penticton city council 2022

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon