
Penticton News

Hotelier moves into residential market in Kamloops, Penticton amid lack of tourism
As B.C. slowly moves toward a post-COVID economy, that isn't stopping a Kamloops-based hotelier from…

B.C. Housing minister says Penticton dumpster death adds urgency to fix housing issues
B.C.'s Housing Minister says the death of a homeless man who was crushed in a…

HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton mom, daughter fighting cancer being evicted in two weeks
A single mom in Penticton is facing dire straits with nowhere to live in two…

Penticton growing twice as fast as predictions
The population of Penticton has been growing twice as fast as planners anticipated six years…

9-metre-long Ogopogo garden creation entertaining summer Okanagan vacationers
A nine-metre-long Ogopogo sculpted out of plants is drawing attention from summer vacationers in Osoyoos,…

This mid-size Okanagan city experiencing biggest housing boom in valley
Kelowna is the obvious go-to place for newcomers to the Okanagan with one of the…

More than 100 farm animals moved to safety from South Okanagan wildfire threat
A farm was able to move all of their animals to safety this week from…

Why more spiders will be crawling into your home this autumn
A wet spring meant more bugs, and more bugs meant more spiders will be finding…

Penticton is Western Canada’s 4th best city for investors: real estate magazine
Investors are having their attention pointed towards Penticton’s real estate market. Western Investor named the…

Penticton healthcare worker and kids on the brink of homelessness
A single mother of two is struggling to keep her family housed in the midst…

Okanagan developer hasn’t fixed sewage outflow issue for years
A South Okanagan developer still hasn't fixed its overflowing septic fields despite years of orders…

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…

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…

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

Penticton council to consider six-storey apartment on riverfront property
Developers are hoping to build a six-storey apartment with 234 units on a prime piece…



