News Items tag as: PNJUL2019

B.C. in focus: Take a virtual tour of Hedley's historic Mascot Mine
October 04, 2020 - 12:00 PM

PENTICTON - Mine tours to the fabled Hedley Mascot mine site in the Similkameen Valley have been closed until further notice, but a YouTube video about the historic site is becoming popular online.
The 'white stilts' of Okanagan Lake
September 07, 2020 - 12:44 PM

PENTICTON - They are an interesting oddity, and a piece of the landscape that becomes indelibly etched in the memory of many tourists who travel Highway 97 north of Penticton.
Sacred and revered by local First Nations, Spotted Lake is a natural wonder
June 21, 2020 - 12:00 PM

It’s a small lake with a big reputation for its uniqueness.
Travel through time on a trip from Victoria to Swartz Bay
August 01, 2019 - 6:00 AM

PENTICTON - If you’re heading out on a road trip to Victoria this long weekend, you’ll want to see the latest instalment of the Ministry of Transportation's time travel video series.
UPDATE: Man wanted by Penticton RCMP for domestic assault arrested
July 31, 2019 - 4:01 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP say the man wanted for domestic assault has been arrested.
Look up tonight to catch a glimpse of the Black Supermoon
July 31, 2019 - 11:10 AM

There will be a Black Supermoon on the rise tonight in southern B.C.
Body found near Penticton marina identified as missing kayaker
July 30, 2019 - 1:41 PM

PENTICTON - A body that washed up on Okanagan Lake near the marina in Penticton has been identified.
Penticton businesses launch new foodie-friendly shopping event for Peachfest
July 30, 2019 - 1:00 PM

PENTICTON - A new tasting and shopping event is headed to Penticton’s downtown core in time for Peachfest.
Wildfire crews gain upper hand on Similkameen blaze
July 30, 2019 - 10:53 AM

CAWSTON - South Similkameen residents are breathing more easily as the Richter Mountain wildfire is being held with no further growth expected.
Penticton town hall meeting to discuss Green New Deal
July 29, 2019 - 5:09 PM

PENTICTON - The Green New Deal tour is making a pitch in Penticton later this week.
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THOMPSON: Is dining etiquette a thing of the past?
OPINION I read a recent article that tried to make a case for getting rid of some rules of dining etiquette. Those rules, said the writer, “are made to be broken.” The writer’s logic seems flawed, at

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

News Items tag as: PNJUL2019

B.C. in focus: Take a virtual tour of Hedley's historic Mascot Mine

The 'white stilts' of Okanagan Lake

Sacred and revered by local First Nations, Spotted Lake is a natural wonder

Travel through time on a trip from Victoria to Swartz Bay

UPDATE: Man wanted by Penticton RCMP for domestic assault arrested

Look up tonight to catch a glimpse of the Black Supermoon

Body found near Penticton marina identified as missing kayaker

Penticton businesses launch new foodie-friendly shopping event for Peachfest

Wildfire crews gain upper hand on Similkameen blaze

Penticton town hall meeting to discuss Green New Deal

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