News Items tag as: PNMAY2024

Judge decides thorny issues between factions of Penticton Sikh Temple
May 29, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A dispute between rival factions in the Penticton Sikh Temple and Indian Cultural Society appears to have been resolved by a judge.
Fruit growers rally in Osoyoos after couple tough years
May 27, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Fruit growers are rallying in Osoyoos Tuesday to raise awareness about the financial pressure on local farmers over the last few years.
RDOS waives landfill fees for community clean-ups
May 25, 2024 - 7:00 PM

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has waived tipping fees at landfills for community clean-up efforts.
Renowned Canadian artist Robert Bateman to visit Penticton
May 23, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Famous Canadian painter Robert Bateman will be paying Penticton a visit this summer as the local art gallery hosts an exhibit of his work.
Penticton Ribfest morphs into the Rib and Music Festival
May 21, 2024 - 3:48 PM

The annual Penticton Rotary Ribfest is no more and will be replaced by SummerCamp Rib & Music Fest featuring tunes, games and food this summer.
Dropkick Murphys returning to Penticton
May 21, 2024 - 8:33 AM

The Dropkick Murphys are shipping up to Penticton.
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan wildlife photographer gets surprise from favourite bear
May 15, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A wildlife photographer in the South Okanagan has been watching and photographing the same bear for the past four years as it has gone from a cub to a mother.
$2 million for new school-based daycare slots in Penticton
May 13, 2024 - 11:30 AM

There are new childcare spaces at a daycare on elementary school grounds in Penticton.
One dead after an altercation in Penticton
May 12, 2024 - 8:42 AM

A person died after an altercation in Penticton early this morning.
Penticton gas station owner ordered off band land
May 06, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The owners of a gas station on Penticton Indian Band land is now facing a deadline to vacate the reserve after a court ruled its lease, signed by the locatee, was useless.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of June 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjon

$55 million centre for food, wine and tourism coming to Okanagan College
A new centre to research food, beverages and tourism, and train people for in-demand jobs in the sector is coming to Kelowna. The Ministry of Future Skills is spending millions of dollars to build the Centre for Food, Wine, and Tourism on O

Unlicenced BC pot shop hit with $1-million fine
A BC weed store has lost an appeal leaving it on the hook to pay a $1-million fine issued by the province's pot police. According to a penalty notice from BC's Community Safety Unit, Sooke marijuana dispensary 642 Cannabis was raide

BC landlady moved in with her tenant to avoid tenancy law
A BC tenant whose landlady moved in with them as a way to circumvent the Residential Tenancy Act will have another chance at getting compensation. According to a June 20 BC Supreme Court decision, Maggie Moon rented a converted garage from

News Items tag as: PNMAY2024

Judge decides thorny issues between factions of Penticton Sikh Temple

Fruit growers rally in Osoyoos after couple tough years

RDOS waives landfill fees for community clean-ups

Renowned Canadian artist Robert Bateman to visit Penticton

Penticton Ribfest morphs into the Rib and Music Festival

Dropkick Murphys returning to Penticton

iN PHOTOS: Okanagan wildlife photographer gets surprise from favourite bear

$2 million for new school-based daycare slots in Penticton

One dead after an altercation in Penticton

Penticton gas station owner ordered off band land

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