News Items tag as: PNJUL2018

Cannabis, transportation, flooding high on regional directors list for UBCM
August 01, 2018 - 9:24 AM

PENTICTON - Regional district directors have a long list of subjects they want to discuss with provincial ministers at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention next month
Evacuation alert issued for south Similkameen
July 31, 2018 - 7:03 PM

KEREMEOS - A rapidly expanding wildfire in the Similkameen has prompted expansion of an evacuation alert for the South Similkameen Valley.
South Okanagan teacher reprimanded for being AWOL at the worst time
July 31, 2018 - 1:29 PM

PENTICTON - An Okanagan-Skaha School District teacher has found herself in hot water after a fire broke out in her school and she wasn’t around to help evacuate her students.
Kamloops gas price rises, but still cheapest in region
July 31, 2018 - 12:30 PM

Drivers filling up their fuel tanks in Kamloops today will see a noticeable difference since yesterday as the price of gas jumped three-and-a-half cents overnight.
Penticton Indian Band office occupied as band members demand answers
July 31, 2018 - 12:20 PM

PENTICTON - Demands for financial clarity and continuing concerns over Penticton Indian Band leadership prompted an occupation of the band’s administrative offices today.
Interior cities plunge in Maclean's best Canadian cities ranking
July 31, 2018 - 11:42 AM

The Southern Interior’s major cities have all plunged in Maclean's annual ranking of the best places to live in Canada, by MoneySense writer Claire Brownell.
Why Mars looks brighter in the night sky
July 31, 2018 - 11:30 AM

Stargazers are in for a treat tonight.
Time to eliminate deposits on cans and bottles? South Okanagan thinks so
July 30, 2018 - 8:00 PM

PENTICTON - Regional district directors want the province to consider a new direction with respect to its recycling program.
Penticton Indian band launches countersuit against former administrator
July 30, 2018 - 3:30 PM

PENTICTON - The Penticton Indian Band has answered a former band administrator’s lawsuit with court action of its own.
Two more days of heat before temperatures begin to fall in Okanagan
July 30, 2018 - 12:34 PM

KELOWNA - The hot weather experienced this weekend will continue in the Okanagan for at least a couple more days.
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THOMPSON: Censorship, capitulation nothing new in American entertainment industry
OPINION Earlier this month, ABC - one of America’s major television networks - folded like a cheap suit when President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened: “I m

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

BCGEU strike highlights struggle for Okanagan pot shops
The BC General Employees Union strike continues and with BC Liquor Distribution Branch workers on the picket line it’s leaving cannabis retailers in a tough spot. The distribution branch handles almost all of the province’s cann

Big increase in homeless populations in Penticton, Vernon, Salmon Arm
Homelessness in Penticton has almost doubled over the last seven years, while Vernon also saw an increase of more than 20% in the same time period. The number of people in Penticton without a home has increased by 80% since 2018, with 194 n

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