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Penticton schools were behind picket lines again this week, including Carmi Elementary School where, left to right, Christie McRobb, Leanne Stewart and Kristina Persson were walking the line, Tuesday morning.

Minister rejects teacher’s near-unanimous vote

Teachers voted nearly unanimously to proceed to binding arbitration in their dispute with the B.C. government, which wants no part of it.

Penticton schools were behind picket lines again this week, including Carmi Elementary School where, left to right, Christie McRobb, Leanne Stewart and Kristina Persson were walking the line, Tuesday morning.

Litke still undecided if he will run in municipal election

Penticton’s mayor says he’s still unsure if he’ll run in the Nov. 15 municipal election.

Police say Boonstock generated 150 files and saw 38 people taken to cells.

RCMP say Boonstock policing costs topped $250,000

Mounties call on Penticton music festival promoter to pay back B.C. government

Police say Boonstock generated 150 files and saw 38 people taken to cells.

Politician still concerned about shelved Similkameen dam project

Fortis shelved its proposal to build a dam on the Similkameen River, but a local politician isn’t ready to breathe a sigh of relief yet.

David Bobbitt exits a sheriff's vehicle during a previous vehicle in Penticton.

Pair of veteran police officers struggle at Bobbitt hearing

Long-time officers choke up as they testify about the grisly scene they discovered at a downtown Penticton thrift shop

David Bobbitt exits a sheriff's vehicle during a previous vehicle in Penticton.
Mark Brett/Black Press Locked out workers, left to right, Steve Grant and Grant Prothero in front of Penticton Secondary School Wednesday were hoping for good news concerning the current labour dispute with the provincial government.

Teachers vote called a ‘ploy’

Teachers will vote on Sept. 10 on their union’s proposal to take their long-running dispute to binding arbitration

Mark Brett/Black Press Locked out workers, left to right, Steve Grant and Grant Prothero in front of Penticton Secondary School Wednesday were hoping for good news concerning the current labour dispute with the provincial government.
Ronald Teneycke speaks to a member of the media after a previous court appearance in Penticton.

Prolific offender free after ‘unusual’ arrest

Judge in Penticton sentences Ronald Teneycke to time served in relation to run-ins with Mounties earlier this year

Ronald Teneycke speaks to a member of the media after a previous court appearance in Penticton.
Brent Fitzgerald laces up wife Lisa's walking shoes in preparation for this year's annual Terry Fox Run which begins at the S.S. Sicamous on Sunday, Sept. 14. The couple are taking over the organization duties for this year's fundraising event and are encouraging people to come out and support the cause.

Terry Fox organizers in Penticton hit their stride

Several hundred people are expected to pound the pavement in Penticton during the event, set for Sunday, Sept. 14.

Brent Fitzgerald laces up wife Lisa's walking shoes in preparation for this year's annual Terry Fox Run which begins at the S.S. Sicamous on Sunday, Sept. 14. The couple are taking over the organization duties for this year's fundraising event and are encouraging people to come out and support the cause.
David Bobbitt exits a sheriff's vehicle during a previous vehicle in Penticton.

Crown won’t say why it didn’t charge Bobbitt earlier

Alleged incident in 2007 being used to prove he's a dangerous offender and his lawyer wants to know why it didn't merit charges

David Bobbitt exits a sheriff's vehicle during a previous vehicle in Penticton.
The boarding lounge at Penticton airport is in line for a renovation that will see it almost double in size to accommodate the WestJet Encore service to Calgary that starts Oct. 26.

Penticton airport upgrade begins this fall

Construction will begin this fall on an expansion of the boarding lounge at Penticton’s airport to make room for WestJet Encore.

The boarding lounge at Penticton airport is in line for a renovation that will see it almost double in size to accommodate the WestJet Encore service to Calgary that starts Oct. 26.
David Bobbitt exits a sheriff's vehicle during a previous vehicle in Penticton.

Bobbitt back in court after break

Dangerous offender hearing continues for man who admitted to brutal sexual assault in Penticton in 2011

David Bobbitt exits a sheriff's vehicle during a previous vehicle in Penticton.
Ronald Johnson is calling for an audit of water billing practices on the West Bench.

Resident urges audit of West Bench water bills

West Bench resident is calling for an audit of the community’s water billing practices to determine how many special discounts given out.

Ronald Johnson is calling for an audit of water billing practices on the West Bench.
Matthew Koster was supposed to be starting his final year of high school Tuesday, instead, he was part of a group of about 70 adults and young people gathered on Main Street near the library to protest the current labour dispute between teachers and the provincial government.

Students fear for future as first day fizzles

About 70 parents and kids protested Tuesday in Penticton to urge a resolution to the teachers' dispute that's closed B.C. public schools

Matthew Koster was supposed to be starting his final year of high school Tuesday, instead, he was part of a group of about 70 adults and young people gathered on Main Street near the library to protest the current labour dispute between teachers and the provincial government.

After hot start, South Okanagan housing market cools to end summer

After a blistering pace in the first half of the year, Penticton’s real estate market cooled down a bit in July.

Olivia Shrank, 7, beats the heat with a slide through a spray of water and bubbles during one of the Penticton Parks and Recreation summer day camps for kids at the community centre grounds Wednesday. In the event the labour dispute between the province and teachers is not resolved by Tuesday, parks and rec day programs will continue.

Endless summer? Teachers back on picket lines and parents left hanging

Penticton resident encouraging parents to join a protest on Tuesday, which was slated to be the first day of school.

Olivia Shrank, 7, beats the heat with a slide through a spray of water and bubbles during one of the Penticton Parks and Recreation summer day camps for kids at the community centre grounds Wednesday. In the event the labour dispute between the province and teachers is not resolved by Tuesday, parks and rec day programs will continue.
The man accused of driving the boat that killed 18-year-old Marco Corbin (pictured) on Osoyoos Lake three years ago may have to find a new lawyer.

Impaired boating causing death case faces delays

The man accused of driving the boat that killed an 18-year-old on Osoyoos Lake three years ago may have to find a new lawyer.

The man accused of driving the boat that killed 18-year-old Marco Corbin (pictured) on Osoyoos Lake three years ago may have to find a new lawyer.
Scales of justice

Claim of dad being a supporter of Hells Angels stalls trial

Defence claims father is a supporter of motorcycle club and that would speak to his credibility.

Scales of justice
There may soon be more picnic tables at Okanagan Falls Provincial Park.

Campground expansion eyed in Okanagan Falls

A local government is preparing to offload a narrow strip of property that is being eyed as an addition to Ok Falls Provincial Park.

There may soon be more picnic tables at Okanagan Falls Provincial Park.

Affordable housing experiment ends in Naramata

RDOS voted unanimously to kill a restrictive covenant placed on an 18-unit townhouse development in Naramata.

Oliver boy testifies about alleged sex abuse

12-year-old South Okanagan boy testifies about alleged abuse from T.J.B..