Mark Brett

Rex Gill was one of two men killed in separate shooting incidents in Kamloops on Jan. 23. The other victim, Cody Marcel Mathieu, 33, was known to Kamloops RCMP for his involvement with the drug trade. Gill was not previously known to police. Photo from Facebook

Year in review – January: Year starts with murder, pot and space stories

Looking back at our biggest stories from each month in 2019

Rex Gill was one of two men killed in separate shooting incidents in Kamloops on Jan. 23. The other victim, Cody Marcel Mathieu, 33, was known to Kamloops RCMP for his involvement with the drug trade. Gill was not previously known to police. Photo from Facebook
BC Conservation Officer Service is investigating a Facebook posting reporting the alleged killing of black bear cub in the Beaverdell-Carmi region, northeast of Penticton. (File)

Investigation launched in reported poaching of black bear cub near Beaverdell

BC Conservation Officer Service investigating alleged killing of cub in Beaverdell-Carmi region

BC Conservation Officer Service is investigating a Facebook posting reporting the alleged killing of black bear cub in the Beaverdell-Carmi region, northeast of Penticton. (File)
Mazacote bringing their Latin sounds to the South Okanagan New Year's Eve

Mazacote bringing their Latin sounds to the South Okanagan New Year’s Eve

The hard-hitting Canadian band Mazacote is coming to the Penticton Lakeside Resort New Year's Eve.

Mazacote bringing their Latin sounds to the South Okanagan New Year's Eve
Life is a fragile commodity in the current South Okanagan opioid epidemic

Life is a fragile commodity in the current South Okanagan opioid epidemic

Deaths in relation to the current opioid crisis are becoming a part of everyday life on the streets of Penticton.

Life is a fragile commodity in the current South Okanagan opioid epidemic
Over the top for South Okanagan Tots for Tots to Teens

Over the top for South Okanagan Tots for Tots to Teens

Over 1,000 people came through the doors of Pen High to donate to Toys for Tots to Teens

Over the top for South Okanagan Tots for Tots to Teens
Third Discovery House location announced for South Okanagan

Third Discovery House location announced for South Okanagan

Discovery House men's recovery centre announces a third Penticton location

Third Discovery House location announced for South Okanagan
South Okanagan dealership helping out the Salvation Army Food Bank

South Okanagan dealership helping out the Salvation Army Food Bank

Parker's Chrysler held a fund and food raising campaign in support of the Salvation Army Food Bank

South Okanagan dealership helping out the Salvation Army Food Bank
Weight on the list for Team West

Weight on the list for Team West

Vees forward named to Team West roster for the Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game

Weight on the list for Team West
ZZ Top and Cheap Trick coming to the South Okanagan

ZZ Top and Cheap Trick coming to the South Okanagan

ZZ Top returns to the South Okanagan Events Centre in May 2020 along with Cheap Trick

ZZ Top and Cheap Trick coming to the South Okanagan
Award-winning musical coming to the South Okanagan

Award-winning musical coming to the South Okanagan

The hit musical Chicago is coming to Penticton for two shows next March

Award-winning musical coming to the South Okanagan
South Okanagan recovery centre hosting Christmas light up and open house

South Okanagan recovery centre hosting Christmas light up and open house

Discovery House is hosting its annual Shed the Light on Addiction campaign and open house Satuday

South Okanagan recovery centre hosting Christmas light up and open house
Toys for Tots to Teens at South Okanagan secondary school

Toys for Tots to Teens at South Okanagan secondary school

For the second year Pen High is hosting the annual Toys for Tots to Teens

Toys for Tots to Teens at South Okanagan secondary school
South Okanagan Cycling Without Age chapter tops in North America

South Okanagan Cycling Without Age chapter tops in North America

The Penticton chapter of Cycling with Age provides more rides than others in North America.

South Okanagan Cycling Without Age chapter tops in North America
Penticton Fire Department.

South Okanagan elderly accident victim ‘a tough customer’

Penticton Fire Department crews rescue elderly man who rolled his ATV down an embankment

Penticton Fire Department.
Penticton rink at the Ashley HomeStore Classic

Penticton rink at the Ashley HomeStore Classic

Penticton skip Brad Wood met the Brad Gushue rink of St. John's in the first draw

Penticton rink at the Ashley HomeStore Classic
Penticton woman remembered as 'kind and caring'

Penticton woman remembered as ‘kind and caring’

Lynn Kalmring's life was one of caring and campassion for others as a person and as a nurse

Penticton woman remembered as 'kind and caring'
Volunteer PamelaHason helps Seann Gentray sort through some of the items at the South Okanagan Real Estate Board's Warm Up for Winter Thursday at St. Saviour's Hall. (Mark Brett - Western News)

South Okanagan realtors warming their communities

The South Okanagan Real Estate Board distributed the donated items to the needy this week

Volunteer PamelaHason helps Seann Gentray sort through some of the items at the South Okanagan Real Estate Board's Warm Up for Winter Thursday at St. Saviour's Hall. (Mark Brett - Western News)
Maiya and Mia of Little Tree Music Together will be joined by friends for the upcoming Children's Showcase performance Dec. 15 at the Cleland Theatre. (Submitted photo)

Christmas comes to Penticton through Children’s Showcase

The Christmas production of the Children's Showcase takes place Dec. 15 at the Cleland Theatre.

Maiya and Mia of Little Tree Music Together will be joined by friends for the upcoming Children's Showcase performance Dec. 15 at the Cleland Theatre. (Submitted photo)
Mike Thomas/Yukon News

Penticton Fire Department urging caution with decorations

The Penticton Fire Department wants people to be careful with indoor and outdoor decorations

Mike Thomas/Yukon News
Tyler Ho of the Penticton Vees hollers for the puck in front of Coquitlam Express netminder Clay Stevenson during B.C. Hockey League action Wednesday in Coquitlam. The Vees dropped a 7-2 in the battle of the two league leaders. (Damon James/BCHL)

Penticton Vees buckle to league-leading Express

Vees suffer 7-2 setback at the hands of the Coquitlam Express in BCHL action

Tyler Ho of the Penticton Vees hollers for the puck in front of Coquitlam Express netminder Clay Stevenson during B.C. Hockey League action Wednesday in Coquitlam. The Vees dropped a 7-2 in the battle of the two league leaders. (Damon James/BCHL)