News Items tag as: PNMAY2019

Strawberry season is underway in the Okanagan
May 31, 2019 - 4:30 PM
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PENTICTON - The Okanagan’s 2019 strawberry crop is ready for harvest in the southern part of the valley.
Gas price hike in Penticton
May 31, 2019 - 3:31 PM

PENTICTON - You might want to consider filling up your gas tank in Penticton sooner rather than later.
Cheap transit fares from Penticton to Kelowna to come before council for approval
May 31, 2019 - 2:17 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton residents using the new regional transit service to Kelowna will find themselves with a pretty cheap ride when the service begins in September.
Okanagan, Thompson and Shuswap easiest regions in B.C. to find seniors’ rental housing
May 31, 2019 - 11:47 AM

KELOWNA - While overall rental vacancy rates in cities like Kamloops and Kelowna are below two per cent, the picture is much brighter when it comes to housing for seniors.
New policing initiatives are paying off, says Penticton's top cop
May 30, 2019 - 5:30 PM

PENTICTON - With the busy summer law enforcement season fast approaching, Penticton’s top cop took a few moments today to talk to the media about some new programs and recent successes.
Penticton's Fairview Road renamed Rory McIvor Way
May 30, 2019 - 4:13 PM

PENTICTON - A prominent Penticton citizen was paid a posthumous honour today as the City officially changed the name of a portion of one of Penticton’s busiest streets.
Smoke haze expected to linger in Southern Interior until next week
May 30, 2019 - 2:30 PM

It’s going to be a bit longer before skies clear in Kamloops and the Okanagan, says an Environment Canada meteorologist.
Calling all filmmakers: Penticton film festival looking for submissions
May 30, 2019 - 12:07 PM

PENTICTON - It’s time for local filmmakers to get creative as the call goes out for submissions to the fifth annual Reel Peach Festival.
Widow of man killed in workplace challenging application to reduce penalty
May 29, 2019 - 6:00 PM

PENTICTON - The widow of a man killed in a workplace accident at Skaha Ford in Penticton in 2017 is challenging a recent application to have the Worksafe B.C. penalty imposed on the auto dealership reduced.
Penticton woman competing in Maxim covergirl contest
May 29, 2019 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton’s Brandi Hansen would be the first to admit she's more of an outdoorsy person than a magazine model. Hansen is working her way up the rankings in a competition for the cover of Maxim magazine.
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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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