News Items tag as: Penticton Indian Band 2019

Penticton Indian Band members vote to hold new byelection
December 13, 2019 - 11:14 AM

Members of the Penticton Indian Band have voted in favour of holding a new byelection.
Regional board postpones decision on Penticton Indian Band waste pile cleanup
October 03, 2019 - 12:44 PM

PENTICTON - Regional district directors aren’t prepared to take on the daunting task of cleaning up tonnes of waste on the Penticton Indian reserve without knowing a lot more about the issue.
Penticton Indian Band says hands are tied on huge waste pile
October 02, 2019 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - The Penticton Indian Band says it has few options available to prevent a repeat of an expensive and messy situation it finds itself in with Appleton Waste Services' abandoned receiving and sorting facility on locatee land on the band.
Abandoned waste pile to cost Penticton Indian Band millions to dispose of, says regional board report
September 30, 2019 - 5:00 PM

PENTICTON - Even with reduced tipping fees, the cost to remove a huge pile of garbage from a locatee property on the Penticton Indian Band is going to cost more than a million dollars.
South Okanagan company fined after worker struck buried electrical cable
July 12, 2019 - 6:00 PM

PENTICTON - A recent Worksafe B.C. ruling has resulted in a fine levied against a South Okanagan gravel pit.
Penticton band land is important, says channel cruise operator
June 24, 2019 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - Mike Campol thinks Coyote Cruises will one day offer a high-quality channel experience, but the operation's unique place in the community warrants a different view from city staff.
Crews extinguish wildfires on the Penticton Indian Band reserve
June 18, 2019 - 12:02 PM

PENTICTON - For the second time in two days, Penticton Indian Band and City of Penticton firefighters have been called to overnight wildfires on the reserve.
Questions surround huge waste pile as company files for bankruptcy
April 19, 2019 - 2:00 PM

PENTICTON - What is going to happen to a huge collection of construction waste piling up on the Penticton Indian Band?
Former Okanagan Game Farm could be home to adrenaline super park
April 09, 2019 - 5:05 PM

PENTICTON - The plan to build an adrenaline super park in the South Okanagan has been resurrected with a new location.
Review of Penticton Indian Band businesses opens the door for future growth: CEO
April 04, 2019 - 5:30 PM

PENTICTON - A change in the way Penticton Indian Band companies are structured and administered should help pave the way to future prosperity for those organizations and future projects coming down the pipeline, says the CEO.
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