Penticton Western News

Corvette crashes into ditch in Summerland

It's not known why the vehicle went off road on a straight stretch of Highway 97

  • Sep 12, 2021

Council to continue meeting at Penticton Trade and Convention Centre

The larger venue fits better with COVID social distancing protocols

  • Sep 12, 2021

Penticton bylaws now have bigger bite against aggressive dogs

New animal welfare bylaws deal with dogs in hot cars, tethering, stray cats, biting dogs

  • Sep 12, 2021

Okanagan firefighters participate in 9/11 stair climb to honour victims

From Osoyoos to Kelowna, dozens of volunteers took part in the challenge

  • Sep 11, 2021

Rain postpones Penticton sidewalk stargazing event tonight

Everyone is invited to gaze into the vast endlessness of space Sunday, Sept. 12

  • Sep 11, 2021

Majority of businesses in Penticton and Wine Country support vaccine passports, poll

96 businesses took part in the poll with a nearly three-fourths majority supporting the new passports, which come into effect on Monday

  • Sep 10, 2021

Penticton reinforces campfire ban

BC Wildfire Services lifted campfire bans on most of the province Thursday, but some of the interior is still enforcing them

  • Sep 10, 2021

Penticton’s lake-to-lake bike lane opens up to Duncan Avenue

The first section of the bike lane originally opened on August 1

  • Sep 10, 2021

Long weekend Penticton fires all person-caused: BC Wildfire

Hedges Butte and PIB fires contained or put out

  • Sep 9, 2021

Penticton’s Discovery House receives $25K from #CommentsofKindness campaign

Discovery House one of many charities to receive funds from Valley First Credit Union

  • Sep 9, 2021

Southern Interior sees drop in weekly COVID cases, increase in vaccination rate

The drop should come as a relief to the region that saw consistently rising case counts in August

  • Sep 9, 2021

UPDATE: Fire near Penticton sign has been contained

A single helicopter bucketing water on the blaze made quick work on the brush fire

  • Sep 9, 2021

Interior Health puts a cork in Half Corked Marathon in Oliver

The run through the vines of Oliver and Osoyoos was scheduled for this weekend

  • Sep 8, 2021

Mexican firefighters set to go home after helping battle Okanagan wildfires

The expert firefighters were deployed for over a month

  • Sep 8, 2021

Penticton plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions following 22% increase since 2011

Motor vehicles accounted for up to 55 per cent of emissions in Penticton

  • Sep 8, 2021

UPDATE: Dozens march the streets of downtown Penticton for climate action

Politicians need to propose solutions that meet the scale of the crisis, says march leader

  • Sep 8, 2021

UPDATE: Lost rescue dog returned home in Summerland

Solo is a former sled dog who was adopted 3 weeks ago

  • Sep 8, 2021

ASK Wellness volunteer clean-up program brings sense of community in Penticton

Since its inception Aug. 5, over 2,000 lbs. garbage, 55 sharps collected by volunteers

  • Sep 7, 2021

Crash involving towed boat in Penticton causing traffic congestion

Minor injuries in crash at Okanagan Ave. E near Government Street

  • Sep 7, 2021

Murder victim found at Penticton high school not a student or young person: RCMP

Police have not been able to ID him nor do they think this killing was random

  • Sep 7, 2021