News Items tag as: PNAUG2017

Gyro Park centre of attraction with concert, Punjabi celebration this weekend
September 01, 2017 - 10:30 AM

PENTICTON - Summer activities are winding down in Penticton and the South Okanagan with the season’s final long weekend.
Applications being accepted for first South Okanagan Conservation Fund projects
August 31, 2017 - 9:00 PM

PENTICTON - The Regional District’s new conservation fund will begin taking applications tomorrow.
Osoyoos police seeking owner of jewellery found on the beach
August 31, 2017 - 8:00 PM

OSOYOOS - Osoyoos RCMP are in possession of a piece of jewellery and hope to find its owner.
Back to business at Summerland landfill following fire
August 31, 2017 - 6:30 PM

SUMMERLAND - It’s business as usual at the Summerland landfill today following yesterday’s fire.
Waste transfer station at Apex delayed until next year
August 31, 2017 - 5:30 PM

PENTICTON - A combination of factors has worked to slow the completion of a waste transfer station at Apex Mountain Resort this year.
Cathedral Lakes Lodge near Keremeos evacuated as border fire goes international
August 31, 2017 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - B.C. Wildfire continues to assess and monitor the Diamond Creek wildfire after it went international earlier this week.
Osoyoos police catch break and enter suspect in the act
August 31, 2017 - 12:15 PM

OSOYOOS - Osoyoos RCMP caught a thief in the act earlier this week after being alerted by a neighbour.
Sunny and hot in the Okanagan this weekend
August 31, 2017 - 10:40 AM

OKANAGAN - Depending on how much forest fire smoke makes it into the Okanagan, the weather will be perfect to get outside and enjoy the last long weekend of summer.
Record setting dry summer for Penticton; Kelowna just one day away
August 30, 2017 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - With no rain predicted in the forecast for the last day of August — and the next several days for that matter — it appears Penticton and Kelowna is poised to set a new record for the driest summer recorded.
Penticton judge takes hard line on men recruited to intimidate victim by man with marriage troubles
August 30, 2017 - 5:28 PM

PENTICTON - It was all Shannon Masuskapoe’s idea to assault a man he suspected was having an affair with his wife, but the two men who helped him paid a heavy price for it today.
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The science and art of making mead at Vernon's Planet Bee
Mead has been gaining in popularity as an alcoholic beverage but also as a craft and career. Planet Bee in Vernon is a case in point. James Nowek, co-owner of Planet Bee honey farm, makes mead right on the premises from honey harvested from

Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures,

Don’t pay till 2025: Okanagan developers entice renters with freebies
While many people across the Okanagan struggle to find affordable housing those able — or willing — to splash out on rent will find multiple special offers trying to entice them to sign a lease. From a few months of free rent to

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