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Expect to see smoke near Penticton's Channel Parkway
March 08, 2020 - 9:38 AM

If you see smoke and flame by the Channel Parkway in Penticton, today, don't be worried.
Mother still waiting for answers 9 months after Osoyoos Lake boat crash that killed her son
March 02, 2020 - 6:30 PM

It is closing in on a year since a horrific boating collision on Osoyoos Lake took the life of Jill Maddigan’s son and she is still waiting for closure.
Coronavirus could be influencing Interior Health flu season stats
March 02, 2020 - 7:00 AM

The COVID-19 novel coronavirus is capturing headlines both locally and around the world and knowledge of the outbreak could be affecting the statistics of this year’s regular flu season in the Interior Health region.
Now is the time to look at bear-proofing your property
March 01, 2020 - 9:30 AM

With the arrival of warmer weather, bears will be returning, they'll be hungry and residents in interface areas might want to be prepared.
Got renovations in mind this spring? Penticton's home and reno show to the rescue
March 01, 2020 - 9:30 AM

It's spring, the days are getting longer and the snow is melting. If that says to you it's time to get some spring projects done, the Penticton home show might be the place to start.
Easter weekend campsites still available in the Okanagan and Kamloops
March 01, 2020 - 6:00 AM

A mild end to February is bringing with it the promise of an early spring and that should make for some happy campers.
What you need to know about COVID-19 or Coronavirus
February 28, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Although Canadian health officials continue to say the risk of contracting the latest outbreak of coronavirus is low, they are also stressing the need to be vigilant and prepared for signs of infection.
Manslaughter charges dropped against Penticton man
February 28, 2020 - 1:00 PM

A man accused of manslaughter in an incident that occurred in Penticton in April, 2017 will not go to trial following a decision by the B.C. prosecutor’s office.
It's spring and that means potholes: What you can do about them
February 28, 2020 - 8:45 AM

It’s a roadways nuisance that usually hits high season around this time of year- potholes.
UPDATE: RCMP locate missing Penticton man
February 27, 2020 - 4:55 PM

UPDATE:8 a.m.,, Feb.28, 2020
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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 fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

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

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

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