
Penticton News Today & Local Events

City of Kamloops lends a hand to real estate developers
Real estate developers will likely see their costs drop in Kamloops for at least the…

YO MAMA: The lasting joy of well-loved toys
OPINION In the winter of 1962, a little girl saw a velveteen horse in the…

What makes these senior rescue donkeys in Chase so special
Tucked on a farm in the Turtle Valley near Chase are almost 100 rescued donkeys.…
Okanagan society working to keep people out of shelters one landlord at a time
Helping people avoid homelessness in the Central and North Okanagan is a prime focus of…

iN PHOTOS: Metal artist makes sculptures out of cutlery and horseshoes near Summerland
A stainless steel fabricator by trade, Mark Wong of Osprey Lake near Summerland followed his…

TRU prof’s new book all about learning from plants, not about them
A plant conservationist and professor of botany and ecology at Thompson Rivers University has published…

It took a fatal disease to teach Kamloops artist about life
Artist Tania Hennigar spends her days confined to a wheelchair only able to move her…

Kelowna wants to create more affordable housing but will wait for more studies
After almost two hours of discussion about the dire need for affordable housing in Kelowna,…

Kamloops sets new building permit record
Kamloops hit a new record for new construction last year. In 2022, the City of…

Osoyoos family in court for $8 million debt on $3 million home
An Osoyoos couple is being taken to court in an effort to get them to…

Despite falling real estate prices in February, B.C. Interior homes holding value
Real estate news these days is all about prices falling dramatically but looking at the…

Kelowna 10th most expensive city out of 35 in Canada to rent an apartment
The latest report from Rental.ca shows the average one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna is listed on…

Tribunal rules B.C. strata treated owner ‘significantly unfairly’ in denying balcony request
A B.C. strata that delayed the approval of a resident's balcony extension for two years…

YO MAMA: Time management, according to toddlers
OPINION “Uh-oh!” my two-year-old exclaimed, pointing at a favourite book that had fallen apart. The…

Veggie gardening continues to grow in popularity in Okanagan homes
A cold start to the gardening season hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of people wanting to…

