News Items tag as: PNJUN2018

Kamloops man dies in dirt biking crash in Similkameen
July 03, 2018 - 2:00 PM

PRINCETON - The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating a dirt bike crash in the Princeton area over the weekend that claimed the life of a Kamloops man.
Penticton city councillor seeking federal Conservative nomination
June 29, 2018 - 10:09 AM

PENTICTON – Helena Konanz wants to win the local Conservative Party of Canada nomination in order to take back the riding of South Okanagan-West Kootenay from the New Democrats.
Party on: Penticton celebrates Canada Day
June 28, 2018 - 3:58 PM

PENTICTON - You are invited to join in the celebrations for Canada's 151st birthday in Penticton's Gyro Park on Sunday.
Gateway Casino workers in Kamloops, Okanagan get ready to strike
June 28, 2018 - 11:45 AM

Workers at four casinos in the Thompson-Okanagan are preparing to walk off the job tomorrow.
Cool, wet weather expected for Canada Day long weekend in Okanagan
June 28, 2018 - 11:22 AM

OKANAGAN – Your chance of getting a sunburn this Canada Day long weekend in the Okanagan is pretty low.
Inappropriate relationships were just cause for dismissal of Penticton mental health worker
June 26, 2018 - 8:00 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton mental health worker who repeatedly violated workplace codes of conduct by maintaining personal relationships with clients was justifiably fired, according to the B.C. Labour Relations Board.
RCMP investigating threats against unsanctioned Penticton high school graduation party
June 26, 2018 - 2:48 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP are warning high school students and their parents after social media threats were made against an unsanctioned graduation party planned for tonight.
Former Penticton Indian Band administrator suing for wrongful dismissal
June 26, 2018 - 11:50 AM

PENTICTON - A former Penticton Indian Band administrator has filed a civil claim against the band following a short-lived tenure as the Chief Administrative Officer.
Refined estimate brings Penticton infrastructure deficit down by millions of dollars
June 25, 2018 - 5:00 PM

PENTICTON - It appears as though the City of Penticton’s aging infrastructure isn’t as bad as was originally calculated.
Similkameen regional director dies suddenly
June 25, 2018 - 12:15 PM

PENTICTON - Elef Christensen, a sitting member of the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, died over the weekend.
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$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

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