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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Supply of locally grown turkeys limited in Okanagan, Kamloops this year
Anyone wanting a fresh, free range turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year might want to get their orders in with local farmers while supplies last. Karen Smith of North Valley Farm in Salmon Arm is fielding orders for her birds, wit

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a

BC tenant's sleuthing gets her $17,000 after Airbnb eviction
A BC family who evicted their tenant and then rented out their condo on Airbnb have lost an appeal after being ordered to pay $17,000 in compensation. According to an Aug. 25 BC Supreme Court decision, Cristopher and Leonida Resurreccion bo

Regional district study leaving Okanagan Falls incorporation out of discussions