News Items tag as: PNSEP2024

Former District of Summerland staffer guilty of fraud and breach of trust
October 07, 2024 - 2:24 PM

In the summer of 2022 when 35-year-old Tracey Ann McEvoy left her job as an admin clerk at the District of Summerland to go and work for the City of Penticton's RCMP detachment, no one bothered to take her municipal government credit card from her.
Elections BC throws cold water on feud between Penticton candidates
September 28, 2024 - 6:00 PM

The BC Conservative candidate in Penticton has a problem with the colours of her competitor's campaign material and has even retained a lawyer in the dispute.
Expect mind-blowing tricks as Freestyle Motorcross world tour stops in Penticton
September 27, 2024 - 11:30 AM

The Freestyle Motorcross World Tour comes to Penticton this November for a night of professional riders facing off with extreme stunts to claim the World Tour Championship Title.
Keremeos senior, former Rotary Club president charged with attempted murder of wife
September 26, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A Keremeos senior and former Rotary Club president has been charged with the attempted murder of his wife in what appears to have been an attempt at a murder-suicide.
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan wildlife photographers win province-wide contest
September 26, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Two winners of the 16th annual BC SPCA 2024 Wildlife-In-Focus Photography contest are from the Okanagan, with their photos selected out of more than 500 entries.
iN PHOTOS: Where lost pigs live out their days in the Okanagan
September 21, 2024 - 6:00 AM

When a pig gets lost, loses its home to wildfire, or its owners simply can’t care for it anymore, a woman in Summerland steps up and takes them in.
Teenagers charged with murder in 2021 death of Taig Savage in Penticton
September 20, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Four people, the youngest two who were both 15 years old at the time, have been charged with the murder of Taig Savage who was found badly beaten outside of Penticton Secondary School three years ago.
Penticton giving away banners to celebrate long history of Ironman races
September 19, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Penticton hosted the first Ironman race in North America, and now the city is giving away banners to commemorate the last one held in the city this past summer.
South Okanagan bird observatory back in the banding business after brief hiatus
September 14, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Last year was the first time in 20 years a South Okanagan bird observatory wasn’t able to track bird migration, but the station is up and running again with nearly 1,000 birds banded so far this year.
HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton mother of two facing homelessness after eviction
September 14, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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A single mother of two in Penticton is facing homelessness after the half duplex she has been renting for the past nine years went up for sale, and she can’t find anywhere affordable to move to.
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Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

News Items tag as: PNSEP2024

Former District of Summerland staffer guilty of fraud and breach of trust

Elections BC throws cold water on feud between Penticton candidates

Expect mind-blowing tricks as Freestyle Motorcross world tour stops in Penticton

Keremeos senior, former Rotary Club president charged with attempted murder of wife

iN PHOTOS: Okanagan wildlife photographers win province-wide contest

iN PHOTOS: Where lost pigs live out their days in the Okanagan

Teenagers charged with murder in 2021 death of Taig Savage in Penticton

Penticton giving away banners to celebrate long history of Ironman races

South Okanagan bird observatory back in the banding business after brief hiatus

HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton mother of two facing homelessness after eviction

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