News Items tag as: PNOCT2017

Illicit drug overdoses on the rise in the South Okanagan in 2017
October 31, 2017 - 8:00 PM

PENTICTON - The South Okanagan has not been excluded from the opioid crisis in B.C., but due to privacy concerns, the exact statistics can't be released.
Penticton family in need of support after double tragedy
October 31, 2017 - 4:33 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton family besieged with misfortune is in need of the help of the community.
'Ugly' South Okanagan dock prompts request for regional district regulation
October 31, 2017 - 11:30 AM

PENTICTON - An Osoyoos Lake resident wants to see the regional district provide regulations with respect to dock development on Osoyoos Lake following issues with a winery’s dock this summer.
iN PHOTOS: Celebrating Halloween
October 31, 2017 - 10:03 AM

How do you celebrate Halloween?
Penticton man gets jail time for indecent exposure
October 30, 2017 - 4:46 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton man who exposed himself to a mother and two children will serve nearly two months in jail for his actions.
Penticton jury issues guilty verdict in weapons smuggling trial
October 30, 2017 - 3:42 PM

PENTICTON - The trial for an Oliver indigenous man accused of smuggling two firearms across the Canada-U.S. border ended with a guilty verdict in Penticton court today.
Penticton's economic development efforts geared to keep the good times rolling
October 30, 2017 - 11:23 AM

PENTICTON - The South Okanagan economic juggernaut continues to roll along and Penticton is finding ways to make sure the business community has the employees needed.
Looking for a forever home; South Okanagan/Similkameen SPCA pet of the week
October 29, 2017 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - Topaz was found living on the streets and she is ready for a home of her own.
Halloween happenings are everywhere in the South Okanagan this weekend
October 27, 2017 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - There’s lots of opportunity to get a fright this weekend as Halloween activities in Penticton and the South Okanagan begin as early as today.
South Okanagan National Park proposal given new life
October 27, 2017 - 10:34 AM

OSOYOOS - The prospect of a South Okanagan National Park moved a step closer to reality today with the federal government’s announcement of the reinstatement of planning discussions with several stakeholders.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

News Items tag as: PNOCT2017

Illicit drug overdoses on the rise in the South Okanagan in 2017

Penticton family in need of support after double tragedy

'Ugly' South Okanagan dock prompts request for regional district regulation

iN PHOTOS: Celebrating Halloween

Penticton man gets jail time for indecent exposure

Penticton jury issues guilty verdict in weapons smuggling trial

Penticton's economic development efforts geared to keep the good times rolling

Looking for a forever home; South Okanagan/Similkameen SPCA pet of the week

Halloween happenings are everywhere in the South Okanagan this weekend

South Okanagan National Park proposal given new life

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