News Items tag as: PNMAR2022

Campers again removed from popular squatting spot in Penticton
April 01, 2022 - 6:00 AM

Campers at a popular squatting spot in Penticton were forced to move on this week.
Penticton considering huge new subdivision proposal with almost 700 new homes
March 31, 2022 - 2:46 PM

Developers will be making a pitch to Penticton city council to build 686 homes in the community's Wilste neighbourhood.
Manitoba cycling team had all their bikes stolen in Penticton
March 31, 2022 - 6:30 AM

An entire team of young cyclists from Manitoba arrived in Penticton for spring training when they learned that all of their bikes had been stolen from a local hotel.
Unpredictable northern lights may be visible in Okanagan, Kamloops
March 30, 2022 - 5:30 PM

Intense auroras may be in the skies above the southern Interior tomorrow night, but poor weather is likely to prevent the spectacle from being enjoyed tonight.
iN VIDEO: Wrong-way driver on Highway 97 near Penticton
March 29, 2022 - 3:30 PM

A driver was caught on camera travelling into oncoming traffic on Highway 97 north of Penticton this afternoon.
Summerland brothers successfully appeal mischief charges in mushroom farm fight
March 29, 2022 - 6:00 AM

The Summerland brothers who were convicted of mischief earlier this year as a result of a feud with their mushroom-farming neighbour have successfully appealed their convictions.
Penticton man against trucker protests gets nasty note for flying Canadian flag
March 26, 2022 - 2:24 PM

A Penticton man has been representing the Canadian flag on his vehicle long before the "Freedom Convoy" emerged, so he wasn’t happy to find a strongly-written letter under his windshield written by somebody opposed to the protests.
B.C. wide amber alert issued for abducted Fort St. John boy and girl
March 26, 2022 - 12:51 PM

An amber alert was sent out to mobile phones across B.C. for two young children who were last seen in the Fort St. John area.
iN VIDEO: Man and dog stall Penticton trucker protest by blocking path
March 26, 2022 - 12:00 PM

- This story was originally published March 23, 2022.
Train whistle, horns disturb the peace in South Okanagan as convoy protestors cruise around
March 26, 2022 - 9:15 AM

Locomotives haven’t run along the Kettle Valley Railway since 1989, so it struck some people as peculiar when train whistles were heard around the South Okanagan this week.
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