News Items tag as: PNJUN2022

Drivers can expect snowy conditions on the Coquihalla and Highway 97C tomorrow
June 17, 2023 - 1:50 PM
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Driving on the Coquihalla and Okanagan Connector might get dicy over the next few days.
Council candidate concerned prison contributing to Penticton's high crime rate
October 09, 2022 - 3:32 PM

A candidate for Penticton city council wants to find out if a recent spike in crime coincides with the opening of the Oliver Correctional Centre.
Okanagan salamanders, skinks and lizards have some bizarre features
July 17, 2022 - 9:29 AM

With neon blue tails and names from alligators and tigers, some of the South Okanagan’s native species seem tropical and exotic.
Kootenay nurse suspended for making fake vaccine cards
July 16, 2022 - 9:44 AM

A nurse from Castlegar got caught making fake vaccine cards and was disciplined by the provincial governing body.
Penticton closing road for six weeks to widen bridge for bike lanes
July 10, 2022 - 4:25 PM
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To build the next stretch of the lake-to-lake bike route, drivers in Penticton won’t be able to use part of Atkinson Street for six weeks this summer.
The ever-changing roles of Penticton's bylaw officers
July 10, 2022 - 1:00 PM

Between administering Narcan and making sure nobody mows their lawn before 7 a.m., Penticton bylaw deals with a wide range of local issues.
World's largest orchard ladder to return to Summerland
July 10, 2022 - 12:00 PM
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The world’s tallest tripod orchard ladder was in Summerland for the past 25 years, and it will be again soon, but the rungs are down this summer.
OH DEER: Drugs and fawn seized from vehicle in Northern B.C.
July 09, 2022 - 6:00 PM

A baby deer looked happy to be in a cop car after being seized from the backseat of another vehicle in Northern B.C.
Someone in B.C. won $30 million lotto jackpot
July 09, 2022 - 11:08 AM

There’s a lottery ticket worth $30.8 million somewhere in B.C. that has yet to be claimed.
Thousands of invasive mussels removed from vessel heading to B.C.
July 09, 2022 - 10:09 AM

Thousands of invasive mussels were removed from a massive barge that was travelling to B.C. from Lake Ontario, and some will be used to train mussel-detecting dogs.
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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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