News Items tag as: PNJUN2020

Air Canada increasing scheduled flights at Kamloops, Penticton airports
June 04, 2021 - 6:00 PM

It could be a sign of the beginning of a return to pre-COVID air travel from the small regional airports in Kamloops and Penticton.
There's more to barcodes than a series of lines and a Penticton company is exploring the possibilities
July 02, 2020 - 6:30 AM

What started as a humble beginning in the basement of a Penticton home, has grown into a barcode company that can trace product origins from across the planet.
RCMP looking for witnesses to indecent act in Penticton park
June 30, 2020 - 10:38 AM

If you witnessed someone committing an indecent act near a park on Penticton's Nelson Avenue, Mounties want to speak with you.
We asked, you answered: Best southern Interior spots for a float this summer
June 29, 2020 - 11:45 AM

With sunnier skies in the forecast, people in the Okanagan and Kamloops may have an opportunity to relax and cool off by floating in their favourite rivers or lakes.
Reunited: Man travels through two provinces to meet up with lost dog that had been taken to Penticton without his knowledge
June 29, 2020 - 11:24 AM

A long-lost dog named Brandi reunited with her human companion in Penticton this weekend thanks to a little help from a local veterinarian and Dog Control.
Abandoned Penticton dump site could be decommissioned in three phases
June 28, 2020 - 2:30 PM

A huge trash pile abandoned by an insolvent waste-collection company on Green Mountain Road, within the Penticton Indian Reserve, could be cleared in three phases, according to the company that's taken on the project.
Penticton singer, rejected by The Voice because she's Canadian, remains undeterred
June 27, 2020 - 6:00 AM

It wasn’t quite what she’d hoped for, but a Penticton entertainer got an ego boost recently after making the cut on The Voice only to find she didn’t qualify because she’s not an American citizen.
For cherry growers, it's time for the rain to stop
June 26, 2020 - 7:30 AM

It’s crunch time for Okanagan cherry growers preparing to harvest early-ripening varieties as June rains threaten a crop already hurting from poor weather earlier in the year.
Pump prices in the Okanagan and Kamloops have been creeping up, but maybe not for long
June 25, 2020 - 4:18 PM

Gas prices have been edging up in the Kamloops and the Okanagan while a price war is being waged in the Kootenays, but those market dynamics may not last long.
Province takes steps to provide more campsites for temporary farmworkers
June 25, 2020 - 3:15 PM

A search is on in the Okanagan for suitable locations for additional campsites to provide accommodation for seasonal farm labour.
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Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

News Items tag as: PNJUN2020

Air Canada increasing scheduled flights at Kamloops, Penticton airports

There's more to barcodes than a series of lines and a Penticton company is exploring the possibilities

RCMP looking for witnesses to indecent act in Penticton park

We asked, you answered: Best southern Interior spots for a float this summer

Reunited: Man travels through two provinces to meet up with lost dog that had been taken to Penticton without his knowledge

Abandoned Penticton dump site could be decommissioned in three phases

Penticton singer, rejected by The Voice because she's Canadian, remains undeterred

For cherry growers, it's time for the rain to stop

Pump prices in the Okanagan and Kamloops have been creeping up, but maybe not for long

Province takes steps to provide more campsites for temporary farmworkers

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