News Items tag as: PNJUL2017

Motorists put out roadside fire on Highway 3A
August 02, 2017 - 3:00 PM

PENTICTON - It doesn’t take much to start a wildfire these days.
Drowning death in Oliver's Tuc-El-Nuit Lake
August 02, 2017 - 1:32 PM

OLIVER - Oliver police report the death of a man by drowning in Tuc-El-Nuit Lake in Oliver yesterday.
RCMP investigating interrupted Penticton thefts
August 02, 2017 - 10:18 AM

PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP are investigating several thefts that took place last week in the city.
Princeton wildfire suppression efforts winding down
July 31, 2017 - 9:00 PM

PRINCETON - Continuing progress is being made on the Princeton wildfire, which is no longer considered a major threat.
Pot-smoking prohibited driver gets three months
July 31, 2017 - 5:43 PM

PENTICTON - A South Okanagan man’s failure to stay out of the driver’s seat will cost him a three-month intermittent jail sentence.
Modular home burns in Osoyoos orchard
July 31, 2017 - 3:21 PM

OSOYOOS - Osoyoos firefighters battled a modular home fire on the weekend.
Health issues threaten to delay dangerous offender hearing for Teneycke
July 31, 2017 - 12:08 PM

PENTICTON - The dangerous offender hearing for Ronald Teneycke resumed in Penticton court this morning after being adjourned in May due to a lack of continuous courtroom time.
No break from the heat for the Okanagan this week
July 31, 2017 - 10:10 AM

OKANAGAN - Local smoke is going to start the week off, however the hot and sunny weather is expected to continue in the Okanagan.
Looking for a forever home; Penticton SPCA pet of the week
July 30, 2017 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - Tickle, a guinea pig, was born into the Kamloops shelter.
Smoke from a Washington fire has travelled to Southern B.C.
July 30, 2017 - 12:31 PM

KAMLOOPS - Another smokey day in B.C is the result of a large fire in Washington State.
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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 third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

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

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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