News Items tag as: Penticton news

Canadian country legend Blue Rodeo coming to Penticton
May 06, 2025 - 10:20 AM

Canadian Music Hall of Fame band Blue Rodeo is coming to Penticton this summer to celebrate 40 years playing together.
Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
May 05, 2025 - 2:10 PM
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After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one.
Trespassers warned to keep off landslide area near Summerland Golf Club
May 02, 2025 - 1:31 PM

People have been trespassing on reserve lands near last month's Trout Creek landslide and local governments are trying to warn people to stay away since the ground is unstable.
iN VIDEO: It's South Okanagan sheep shearing time
May 01, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Sheep shearing season is well underway in B.C. and a master at the craft, Pieter Demooy, is making his way through the South Okanagan one farm at a time armed with shearing tools and lots of elbow grease.
How a Southern Interior credit union merger preserves an alternative to big banks
April 29, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Three credit unions in Shuswap and the Okanagan are merging and it’s a sign of the shift in these local financial institutions that serve as an alternative to big five national banks.
Conservative Helena Konanz wins in Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay
April 28, 2025 - 9:31 PM

Former Penticton city councillor and Conservative candidate Helena Konanz has won in the new riding of Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay.
Jailed South Okanagan fentanyl dealer gets more prison time for drug dealing
April 27, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A South Okanagan fentanyl dealer currently doing five years in jail for firearms offences, has had another 18 months tacked onto his sentence after being convicted of drug dealing.
iN VIDEO: Live webcam set up over osprey nest in South Okanagan
April 27, 2025 - 4:00 PM

A live webcam was turned on over the nest of an osprey pair on top of a FortisBC power pole in Osoyoos recently.
Election 2025: New Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding could turn blue
April 27, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Election day is approaching and the Conservative Party is projected to win by a landslide in the Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay electoral district, a region that has been an NDP stronghold since 2015 under MP Richard Cannings.
Three southern Interior credit unions set to merge
April 25, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Three credit unions in the Okanagan are set to merge after getting approval from the provincial government.
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Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Cayman Islands votes for Parliament seats and holds a referendum on possessing marijuana
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Cayman Islands are holding general elections on Wednesday, with voters choosing candidates from a record three parties vying for seats in Parliament. Two parties were created ahead of the elections: th

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

News Items tag as: Penticton news

Canadian country legend Blue Rodeo coming to Penticton

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands

Trespassers warned to keep off landslide area near Summerland Golf Club

iN VIDEO: It's South Okanagan sheep shearing time

How a Southern Interior credit union merger preserves an alternative to big banks

Conservative Helena Konanz wins in Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay

Jailed South Okanagan fentanyl dealer gets more prison time for drug dealing

iN VIDEO: Live webcam set up over osprey nest in South Okanagan

Election 2025: New Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding could turn blue

Three southern Interior credit unions set to merge

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