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Directors voice policing issues to region's top cop
January 24, 2015 - 7:34 PM

PENTICTON - The recent graffiti epidemic was just one of the topics Penticton RCMP's top cop spoke about during the Regional District board meeting Jan. 22.
Penticton councillor files claim against former employer
January 24, 2015 - 2:32 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton city councillor Judy Sentes launched a small claims court action against former employer Okanagan-Similkameen Neurological Society this week.
Sports club receives help from anti-graffiti 'superhero'
January 23, 2015 - 7:28 PM

PENTICTON - Graffiti vandalism is no match for a Penticton Facebook group that seems to prefer the anonymity typical of a comic book superhero.
Striking workers continue picket after closure notice at Naramata Centre
January 23, 2015 - 4:40 PM

PENTICTON - Employees of The Naramata Centre remain on picket lines days after management issued a press release announcing the permanent closure of the facility.
No appeal for man convicted of assaulting woman, biting her labia
January 23, 2015 - 3:52 PM

PENTICTON - Brian Douglas Louie will remain behind bars for the completion of a 2.8 year sentence after losing his appeal on Jan. 20.
Snowbirds returning to thrill Penticton
January 23, 2015 - 8:11 AM

PENTICTON - You will have to look up, way up, to see the highlight of the Peach Festival this year. The Snowbirds are returning to Penticton after a two year absence to kick off the August celebration.
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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

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

Directors voice policing issues to region's top cop