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Farewell party for second departing Penticton city manager a more frugal affair
July 11, 2015 - 11:30 AM

PENTICTON - Going away parties for city staffers have been scaled back following a large bill submitted earlier this year.
Report clears way for new Penticton BMX track application
July 08, 2015 - 9:00 PM

PENTICTON - A 10-acre parcel of city owned property at 630 Munson Mountain Rd. received a failing grade for farmland use, allowing Penticton City Council to move forward in its quest to locate a BMX track and other cycling facilities there.
Pilot in critical condition after suffering burns in Osoyoos crash
July 08, 2015 - 6:30 PM

OSOYOOS - A 46-year-old Surrey man lies in critical condition in a Vancouver hospital a day after crashing his single engine Beechcraft plane on Highway 97 just north of Osoyoos.
UPDATE: New weather records for Okanagan
July 08, 2015 - 4:26 PM

OKANAGAN - The day isn’t even over but new high temperature records were set in Kelowna and Vernon by 4 p.m. and Penticton was just behind with a record set by 5 p.m.
No, you can’t do that in B.C. right now
July 08, 2015 - 2:42 PM

‘SOMEONE IN AN INTERFACE AREA WAS USING A BLOW TORCH TO GET RID OF THEIR WEEDS’
UPDATE: First Nations woman confronts Justice Minister at Vernon luncheon
July 08, 2015 - 1:58 PM

VERNON - An angry and upset First Nations woman used a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Vernon to confront Justice Minister Peter MacKay about missing and murdered aboriginal women.
Summerland power outage to last until at least 2 p.m.
July 08, 2015 - 12:28 PM

SUMMERLAND - A power outage has been affecting the majority of Summerland residents since earlier this morning and Fortis B.C. says it will be at least 2 p.m. before power is restored.
B.C. Wildfire crews find weed in the Okanagan wild
July 08, 2015 - 12:00 PM

PENTICTON - A grow-op in the woods above Naramata was discovered by B.C. Wildfire crews who were called to the area to fight a small wildfire yesterday.
Weather records could fall in Okanagan
July 08, 2015 - 10:31 AM

OKANAGAN - As temperatures in the Okanagan keep reaching well above 30 Celsius the possibility of new records being set throughout the region is very real today and tomorrow.
Local produce retailer caught in competitive Penticton grocery market
July 08, 2015 - 10:30 AM

PENTICTON - Penticton lost another small business last week, just as seasonal farm producers begin looking for local outlets.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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