
Penticton News Today & Local Events

Penticton emergency cold weather shelter closes but no guarantee it’ll reopen
During the cold snap this past weekend, a temporary 30-bed overnight shelter was set up…

Worst of slowdown in Canadian real estate market appears to be over: CREA
Home sales have turned from its downward trend and increased by 1.3% in October versus…

City of Kelowna being investigated by B.C. Ombudsperson
The City of Kelowna is being investigated by the B.C. Ombudsperson Office over its effort…

Strangers save Christmas for Penticton mom and kids on brink of homelessness
A Penticton health-care worker and single mother of two who's struggling to pay her bills…

This is what ‘attainable’ housing looks like in new Kelowna tower
A housing agreement for a new 25-storey rental highrise on land owned by the City…

Rent for one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna climbs above $2,000 mark
The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna rose to more than $2,000 in…

British Columbians can expect a $100 break on their electricity bill this winter
B.C. Hydro and FortisB.C. both announced they will be offsetting the cost of customers’ electricity…

‘Devastating’: Okanagan’s only youth shelter experiencing staffing crisis
The Okanagan’s only youth shelter in Kelowna experienced multiple closures in recent weeks due to…

YO MAMA: Infant fashion vs. mom fashion
OPINION From the moment he was born, my son has been better dressed than me.…

Mobile home burns down in Vernon residential area
A mobile home and two recreational vehicles burned up in a fast-moving fire in a…

New bylaw limits Penticton residents to owning six pets
Penticton residents are allowed a maximum of six pets following the adoption of a new…

Kamloops area museum trying to unravel mystery behind a 100-year-old quilt
Something special grabbed the interest of the manager of the museum in Chase, just up…

Want to see what the impact of the next Kelowna highrise will be? Try this new tool
The City of Kelowna has a new interactive tool that allows people to look at…

Small Island community might have answers to Kamloops, Okanagan housing crisis
The tiny community of Tofino – population 2,500 – is in the middle of building…

Kelowna councillor ‘insulted’ by developer’s plan for attainable housing in downtown highrise
The controversial redevelopment of the former RCMP site in downtown Kelowna has stirred up another…

