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Cole Shepard, #9 for the Vees, carries the puck into Alberni territory, ltrying to line up a pass. Brennan Phillips/Western News

Vees open at home with a win

Penticton Vees shut down Alberni Valley Bulldogs

Cole Shepard, #9 for the Vees, carries the puck into Alberni territory, ltrying to line up a pass. Brennan Phillips/Western News
A bird bander measures the length of a bird’s wing and takes other data before releasing it back into the wild. Photo courtesy VLBO/Facebook

Bird migration open house draws more than 100 people

Rare chance to observe conservation work

A bird bander measures the length of a bird’s wing and takes other data before releasing it back into the wild. Photo courtesy VLBO/Facebook
Participants in this year’s Ogopogo Bathtub Race had to brave wind, waves and smoke to make it to the finish line. FIle photo

Ogopogo Bathtub race raises more than $27,000

Fundraiser event supports Penticton Regional Hospital expansion

Participants in this year’s Ogopogo Bathtub Race had to brave wind, waves and smoke to make it to the finish line. FIle photo
Benjamin Manea and Sharon Wiener say they have closed the doors on Walla Artisan Bakery for the final time. Steve Kidd/Western News

Famed Penticton bakery makes final decision to close

Walla Artisan Bakery closes doors

Benjamin Manea and Sharon Wiener say they have closed the doors on Walla Artisan Bakery for the final time. Steve Kidd/Western News
Summerland council is voting on whether the next council members should be paid more. File photo

Summerland council voting on pay raise

Increases would take effect Jan. 1

Summerland council is voting on whether the next council members should be paid more. File photo
Kellie Wesley, Terry and Laura Craig, Teresa Atkinson and Barb Sheppard gather with Annick and Edmund Lim for a group photo after the Penticton Kidney Walk fundraiser Sunday. Brennan Phillips/Western News

Video: Kidney Walk beats 2017 fundraising total

2018 Kidney Walk in Penticton raised more than $25,000

Kellie Wesley, Terry and Laura Craig, Teresa Atkinson and Barb Sheppard gather with Annick and Edmund Lim for a group photo after the Penticton Kidney Walk fundraiser Sunday. Brennan Phillips/Western News
As part of the Arts Rising Festival, a couple of new murals have popped up in downtown Penticton. Brennan Pillips/Western News

Looking back on Arts Rising Festival

Second annual festival a celebration of the arts

As part of the Arts Rising Festival, a couple of new murals have popped up in downtown Penticton. Brennan Pillips/Western News
Wills Hodgkinson and dad Tim cuddle in the shade of a fire truck visiting Holy Cross Elmentary during a rare trip home from Vancouver earlier this year. Western News file photo

‘Hero’ kid fighting cancer helping with B.C. Children’s Hospital fundraiser

Penticton's Wills Hodgkinson helping raise funds for B.C. Children's Hospital

Wills Hodgkinson and dad Tim cuddle in the shade of a fire truck visiting Holy Cross Elmentary during a rare trip home from Vancouver earlier this year. Western News file photo
City of Penticton is forgoing more than $500,000 in taxes from community groups this year. File photo

City council passes tax exemptions without discussion

Permissive tax exemptions approved for 2019

City of Penticton is forgoing more than $500,000 in taxes from community groups this year. File photo
The City of Penticton has purchased a property on Norton Street as part of the Penticton Creek restoration project. Photo courtesy Google Maps

City of Penticton purchases property to continue creek restoration

Penticton purchases land for creek widening

The City of Penticton has purchased a property on Norton Street as part of the Penticton Creek restoration project. Photo courtesy Google Maps
Election signs in all the wrong places

Election signs in all the wrong places

City of Penticton asking candidates to adhere to election signage bylaw

Election signs in all the wrong places
Volunteers working in the banding station at Vaseux Lake cataloguing migrating birds captured in mist nets.Photo courtesy David Wilde

Getting up close and personal with birds in the South Okanagan

Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory opening doors to the public

Volunteers working in the banding station at Vaseux Lake cataloguing migrating birds captured in mist nets.Photo courtesy David Wilde
Penticton smartening up city website

Penticton smartening up city website

First step is finding out what the community wants

Penticton smartening up city website
Penticton has six candidates vying for the mayor’s chair, ranging from well-known players like John Vassilaki, Jason Cox and Andrew Jakubeit to those making their first try at political office. Steve Kidd/Western News

Competition hot for mayor’s chair

Penticton voters have lots of choice in municipal election

Penticton has six candidates vying for the mayor’s chair, ranging from well-known players like John Vassilaki, Jason Cox and Andrew Jakubeit to those making their first try at political office. Steve Kidd/Western News
Residents in the Kendall Crescent area want their neighbourhood declared a carriage house free zone. Submitted photo

Penticton city council considering neighbourhood carriage house ban

Councillor votes on the issue, despite owning a home in the neighbourhood

Residents in the Kendall Crescent area want their neighbourhood declared a carriage house free zone. Submitted photo
Superintendent Ted De Jager delivered his quarterly report to Penticton city council Tuesday, showing increases in almost every category over the same period last year.Western News file photo

Property crime on the rise in South Okanagan

Though there's a lot of red on his charts, RCMP superintendent Ted De Jager says property crime is the big problem, not violent crime.

Superintendent Ted De Jager delivered his quarterly report to Penticton city council Tuesday, showing increases in almost every category over the same period last year.Western News file photo
City of Penticton workers pose with one of the needle disposal boxes being installed around the city. Submitted image

Needle disposal boxes being installed in Penticton

City announces safe 'sharps' disposal plan

City of Penticton workers pose with one of the needle disposal boxes being installed around the city. Submitted image
SS Sicamous Society director Adolf Steffen leans on the railing of the pier along the starboard side of the historic sternwheeler. The pier was just recently completed, along with renovations incurred by last year's flooding, and will be showed off at an open house on Saturday.

Penticton accepting grant applications for 2019 budget

Applications for municipal grants now being accepted online

SS Sicamous Society director Adolf Steffen leans on the railing of the pier along the starboard side of the historic sternwheeler. The pier was just recently completed, along with renovations incurred by last year's flooding, and will be showed off at an open house on Saturday.
Fisheries consultant Brian Jantz shows off a Kokanee as he prepares to harvest its eggs for the Penticton Flyfishers hatchery program last fall. Steve Kidd/Western News

Saturday tour explores creek ecosystem

How about a walkabout on Penticton Creek?

Fisheries consultant Brian Jantz shows off a Kokanee as he prepares to harvest its eggs for the Penticton Flyfishers hatchery program last fall. Steve Kidd/Western News
The Penticton Vees (1-2-0) comeback fell one goal short against the Victoria Grizzlies (2-1-0) Saturday night. File photo

Vees comeback falters

Vees lose 4-3 to Victoria Grizzlies Saturday

The Penticton Vees (1-2-0) comeback fell one goal short against the Victoria Grizzlies (2-1-0) Saturday night. File photo