News Items tag as: PNJAN2024

Penticton man wins $100,000 with Lotto 6/49 ticket
January 31, 2024 - 3:27 PM

It took a Pentictonite three days for reality to hit him after winning a $100,000 Lotto 6/49 prize.
UPDATE: Missing Penticton man located
January 29, 2024 - 11:36 AM

UPDATE: Jan. 29, 2024
Construction of new affordable rental housing underway in Osoyoos
January 26, 2024 - 3:28 PM
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The Osoyoos Indian Band has partnered with the provincial government to build affordable on-reserve rental housing.
RCMP searching for wanted woman who may be in South Okanagan
January 26, 2024 - 1:27 PM

BC Highway Patrol in Keremeos is searching for a wanted 48-year-old woman.
McRib making long-awaited comeback in Canada
January 25, 2024 - 12:00 PM

McDonald's Canada is bringing back its beloved McRib ending a ten-year hiatus for the menu item.
Look out for bats in your blinds in Okanagan, Similkameen
January 25, 2024 - 7:30 AM

The BC Community Bat Program is warning residents in the Okanagan and Similkameen region to be careful not to squish any bats that may be hiding in roll-up blinds and power awnings.
Man with two swords arrested inside a Penticton Sikh Temple
January 24, 2024 - 11:03 AM

An individual was arrested at the Sikh Temple in Penticton after causing disturbances.
Mental health crisis response team up and running in Penticton
January 22, 2024 - 11:42 AM

A new mental health crisis support program is up and running in Penticton.
How BCLC helps problem gamblers kick the habit
January 19, 2024 - 6:00 PM

The BC Lottery Corporation has a Game Break Program put in place in all gambling centres as well as PlayNow.com in hopes of helping problem gamblers stay away from their addiction.
One dead in mobile home fire in Osoyoos
January 19, 2024 - 4:36 PM

RCMP have confirmed a body was found after crews had put out a mobile home fire in Osoyoos early this morning.
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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

News Items tag as: PNJAN2024

Penticton man wins $100,000 with Lotto 6/49 ticket

UPDATE: Missing Penticton man located

Construction of new affordable rental housing underway in Osoyoos

RCMP searching for wanted woman who may be in South Okanagan

McRib making long-awaited comeback in Canada

Look out for bats in your blinds in Okanagan, Similkameen

Man with two swords arrested inside a Penticton Sikh Temple

Mental health crisis response team up and running in Penticton

How BCLC helps problem gamblers kick the habit

One dead in mobile home fire in Osoyoos

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