News Items tag as: PNDEC0915

Collision shuts down northbound lanes of Highway 97 north of Trout Creek
December 09, 2015 - 6:39 PM

PENTICTON - Northbound traffic on Highway 97 has been disrupted for a period of time this afternoon and evening following a two vehicle collision.
Changes to Penticton water billing hoped to ease resident frustrations
December 09, 2015 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - Changes are coming to the way Penticton residents pay their water bills.
Owner begs court to save dog on death row
December 09, 2015 - 3:14 PM

KELOWNA – The owner of a dog that’s spent the last year on death row says the judge made a mistake.
New foundation plans to eliminate homelessness in Penticton
December 09, 2015 - 2:43 PM

PENTICTON - There’s a new new group in Penticton that aims to make the Peach City the first in B.C. to eliminate homelessness.
Theft allegation behind Vernon dog rescue closure
December 09, 2015 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - A controversial dog rescue in Vernon shut down its operations last week largely because of a specific allegation of theft involving the rescue's president caught on video, sources tell infoNEWS.ca.
Cart program will include yard waste pickup in Penticton
December 09, 2015 - 1:00 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton's new cart-based garbage collection program will also include pick-up of yard waste when it's implemented in 2016.
Penticton council refuses to chicken out on backyard hen pilot project
December 09, 2015 - 10:30 AM

PENTICTON - A plucky city council approved permits for backyard hens in the city for another six months.
City of Penticton hopes to secure federal funding
December 09, 2015 - 8:30 AM

PENTICTON - Green energy and water projects topped Penticton city council’s list of preferred projects for submission to a new round of New Building Canada funding.
Snowfall warning for Interior highways
December 09, 2015 - 7:37 AM

THOMPSON-OKANANAGAN - With a snowfall warning in place for the Coquihalla Highway and Highway 3 we can expect to see significant snowfall on highway passes before the end of the day.
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Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
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Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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