News Items tag as: PNAPR1515

Traffic court on its way out with new e-ticketing system
April 18, 2015 - 10:33 AM

WILL THE DECISION RELIEVE BACKED UP PROVINCIAL COURTS AND SAVE MONEY OR WILL IT STRIP YOU OF YOUR RIGHTS?
Alpine vehicle restrictions take effect
April 15, 2015 - 7:27 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Hefty fines await users of off-road vehicles who veer off existing roads and trails when operating at high elevation.
Penticton firefighters take part in Lyme Sucks Challenge
April 15, 2015 - 12:33 PM

PENTICTON - The Lyme Sucks Challenge is spreading in Penticton - hopefully faster than the disease itself.
Disposal costs for burned materials on the rise
April 15, 2015 - 10:29 AM

PENTICTON - The tragedy of a structure fire is hard enough, but it is about to be exacerbated by an increase in dumping fees for burned waste at Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen landfills.
Vees pick up another win in cup final
April 15, 2015 - 8:28 AM

PENTICTON - The Penticton Vees are back at home with two wins in their back pocket after an 8-5 win Tuesday night over the Nanaimo Clippers in game three of the B.C. Hockey League Fred Page Cup Final.
Busy wildfire season predicted for Interior
April 15, 2015 - 7:00 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Be prepared for a fire season reminiscent of 2003 — maybe — regional emergency personnel were told at a workshop this week.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Real estate sales down while housing inventory up in Central Okanagan
After an uptick in the fall, real estate sales in the Central Okanagan were almost a third below their long-run average last month, while housing inventory hit its highest level in more than a decade. According to BC real estate report The

Traffic court on its way out with new e-ticketing system