Shannon Quesnel

 PENTICTON - Chief Jonathan Kruger might be Penticton Indian Band's best natural asset. Much like Westbank First Nation and Osoyoos Indian Band, the Penticton native community is turning what they already have into huge opportunities for their residents and the area at large and it was arguably due to leadership more than anything else. Osoyoo's...

PENTICTON - A cot is a poor replacement for the couch Kelly Walker lost in a fire earlier this month. He would have preferred sleeping on a hotel room's bed for Christmas Day instead of being forced by circumstances to accept a space at a Penticton shelter. The 53-year-old had his rented trailer on 665 Beechcroft...

OLIVER - His brother might have plead guilty to placing explosives on a car but Eric Olivier Daoust, 23, wants to fight a similar charge in court. Daoust was in Penticton Provincial Court today and opted to fight it out in front of a judge. The preliminary inquiry was waved and a trial date will...

PENTICTON - Triathlons are arguably one of the most demanding sports but it seems arranging such events is equally as tough. Penticton ended its 30-year relationship with Ironman Canada in 2012 and started up with Challenge Penticton for 2013. The goal was to give everyone, including the athletes, more to do. There was a 1.9-kilometre...

PENTICTON - Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, where will we toss you? When your tall, green loved one has become too much to bear this holiday season donate the natural tree remains to the Penticton Fire Department. Unloved and unwanted trees can be dropped off for chipping at the fire fighting training grounds at...

CHRISTMAS JOY SPREAD BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS AND TWITTER FOLLOWERS FOR THE 2013 HOLIDAY SEASON PENTICTON - It would appear sunsets and sunrises were the biggest things to tweet about as folks discovered, probably again, how beautiful the Okanagan valley is even when covered in a single white colour. And while normally the holiday season is...

FEW, FUN EVENTS BEFORE THE END OF 2013 PENTICTON - Time to burn off some of Christmas's candy-coated calories with skating and other events this weekend. Getting outside shouldn't be too hard with only cloudy conditions. Unfortunately rain and wet flurries will arrive in the late afternoon along with a high of 3 Celsius. It...

REPORTER SHANNON QUESNEL PENTICTON - Like my Christmas shopping this story was written at the last minute. Christmas is so weird for me. As a kid I loved it. As a kid I was also the supreme capitalist as I equated a toy with Xmas joy. It wasn't about how much love there was. It...

PENTICTON - Finding friends was easier than finding huge deals this Boxing Day. The London Drugs electronic section, in the Cherry Lane Mall, was crammed with those looking for smaller items and those catching up with family. People appeared to glance at the big flatscreens but more were focused on asking about accessories and tablets....

PENTICTON - Too many happy people, many of them smiling, at the Soupateria yesterday morning. It was disturbing. I being there was equally as weird. I wore an apron, a name tag and served delicious garlic buns and cranberry sauce. Why was I not at home sitting in a pile of torn wrapping paper and...

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - When people put money into the big plastic collection sphere I was happy. It was the simplest thing. I stood wearing a red Salvation Army apron and shook my bells — and boom — people smiled, I smiled back and money went into the sphere. I didn't expect I would enjoy this so...

Christmas can be exhilarating and exhausting. Whether it's visiting family in five different homes or scrambling for a last minute gift for that special someone you remembered existed the biggest holiday of the year can be packed with stuff to do and things to groan about. What are some of your 2013 crazy or memorable...

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Electric luminous wonderlands are scattered all over and just north of the Okanagan valley this holiday season. From Kamloops to Vernon to Kelowna there's plenty of homemade and store-bought illuminated extravaganzas in front yards, back yards, over garages and on top of roofs. The maps down below will have markers for the best...