Shannon Quesnel

PENTICTON - How a man died in an RCMP jail cell will be examined by the B.C. Coroner's Service in a Penticton court this February. Steven Joseph Scott, 30, of no fixed address, died on Aug. 10, 2012 while in custody in the RCMP cells in Penticton which triggered a mandatory investigation. The inquest will...

PENTICTON - The Penticton Hospitality Association might roll up its sleeves for a possible tangle with the city over control of the two per cent hotel room tax. City council claims the association has breached its marketing obligations by not spending enough of the $400,000 collected annually from the tax but association president Rob Appelman...

PENTICTON - No one stepped forward at city council to protest Opal Nite Club's plans to extend its hours despite the city receiving several letters opposing just such a move. Club ownership and staff appeared before Penticton's leadership at Monday's council meeting to ask for its support to amend its liquor license with the B.C....

PENTICTON - The owner of the new Petro-Canada gas station has to install louvers on his windows or face daily $100 fines. City hall came down hard at Monday's meeting as the louvers, horizontal slats meant to shade windows, were included in a council-approved design. The station is located at the avenues of Eckhardt West...

PENTICTON-KELOWNA - Fintry Queen owner Andy Schwab experienced rough seas at city hall but managed to make it a little closer to shore Monday night. Council was both excited and cautious about Schwab's idea to bring the 140-foot paddle boat to Penticton. Schwab wants to park and operate it from a dock he would build...

PENTICTON - Mayor Garry Litke was gracious to chair MLA Dan Ashton when the former mayor visited city hall Monday night and there might be an extra special reason for that. The courtesy might have been due to the respect council had for the former mayor. It might also have something to do with the...

PENTICTON - The Penticton Hospitality Association has failed to effectively market the community according to city officials who ordered the association to give its funding to Tourism Penticton. "In our view the contract was not being adhered to," Mayor Garry Litke said at Monday night's council meeting. The association signed a five-year deal with the...

PENTICTON - Questions about a zero-per cent tax increase being sustainable and about a proposed new firefighting training site will be two hot topics at tonight's city council meeting. A fiscal review committee had both these items on the table to be picked at and it wants a business case made for the training site...

SOUTH OKANAGAN - Penticton and its neighbours get straight A's in safety, education, arts and leadership but will have to stay after class for poor job opportunities and failing to tighten the gap between the rich and the poor. The grades come from the 2013 Vital Signs report from the Community Foundation of the South...

PENTICTON - Mule deer better watch out in Invermere as its residents voted in favour of culling and other deer management options. As Penticton puts its mule deer issue on the back-burner, Invermere put the animals back in its crosshairs with a referendum on Saturday. There were two questions on the document asking whether or...

PENTICTON - Reindeer and elves can safely poke their heads out this weekend now the ghoul and ghosts have been tucked away. There will be more than 100 vendors selling pottery, jewelery, linen, crafts and food, as well as live music and Santa Claus himself at the Santa Presents 17th Annual Craft Show at the...

PENTICTON - The inaugural Zombie Walk and Costume Parade on Main Street looked like a spilled bag of mixed action figures. On Thursday afternoon princesses strolled alongside Master Chiefs, bumblebees flitted around dolphins and zombies refrained from devouring everyone whole. It's a good thing the guy dressed like Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead left...

PENTICTON - A stolen 2011 Corvette that was driven through a Penticton showroom's bay glass doors has been found in Surrey Saturday morning. Dealership owner Ken Huber did not expect he'd hear of the stolen Corvette ever again. He said this is the first time something was stolen from the showroom and he plans on...