News Items tag as: PNJUL0915

Regional district study leaving Okanagan Falls incorporation out of discussions
July 09, 2015 - 8:30 PM

PENTICTON - A study looking at the possibility of a new form of governance for Area 'D' in the Okanagan-Similkameen is underway.
Jury finds Okanagan women guilty of teaching fraudulent tax scheme that cost government millions
July 09, 2015 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA – Two Okanagan women who helped defraud the Canadian government of roughly $200 million in taxes have been found guilty of all charges by a jury in Kelowna Supreme Court.
Cyclists taking over Penticton this weekend
July 09, 2015 - 5:30 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton and area roads are filling with cyclists this week, and it’s not just because of the great weather the South Okanagan has been experiencing.
Why Penticton police hope the city hosts more events like Ribfest
July 09, 2015 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP resources are feeling the pressures of increasing call volumes and depleted ranks as this year’s crime statistics defy normal patterns.
$110,000 pontoon boat stolen from Kelowna business turns up in Alberta field
July 09, 2015 - 11:29 AM

KELOWNA – Thanks to social media a luxury pontoon boat that was stolen from a Kelowna business last weekend has been recovered in Alberta.
New records and another hot day for Okanagan
July 09, 2015 - 8:35 AM

OKANAGAN - It was another record-breaking day in the Okanagan Wednesday and today will be much of the same.
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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

Regional district study leaving Okanagan Falls incorporation out of discussions