City Of Penticton
Penticton’s Skaha Park controversy is heading for the courts
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton is headed for a legal battle over its agreement with Trio Marine regarding redevelopment of a portion of the Skaha Park property. The City of Penticton has been served with “filings with the Supreme Court,” according to a comment made by Mayor Andrew Jakubeit at the Monday, Sept. 28...
Mother nature not cooperating with City of Penticton’s efforts to clear snow
PENTICTON - A lengthy period of cold temperatures is hindering City of Penticton efforts to clear the city’s streets. City Communications Officer Simone Blais says Mother Nature isn’t playing nice as the city’s public works department plugs away at city streets. “Penticton has received over 17 centimetres of snow in the last week. Road crews...
City and Penticton Indian Band sign agreement to grow local economy together
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton and the Penticton Indian Band have agreed to work together to develop the local economy. The two governments signed an agreement today, Jan. 4, to work together on tourism and economic development, according to a media release. The Penticton Indian Band has agreed to zone some of its land for...
City hopes economic investment zone keeps casino in Penticton
PENTICTON - City hall staff hope to build on the success of Penticton’s Economic Incentive Zones with the introduction of a new city-wide tax break for developers which is aimed at keeping Gateway Casino in town. After hearing the Penticton Lakeside Resort will not renew the Lake City Casino lease when it expires in May...
City of Penticton and Gateway reveal their hands in quest to relocate casino
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton and Gateway Casinos and Entertainment have come to an agreement on a new location for the city’s casino. The new Cascades Casino Penticton will be built on South Okanagan Events Centre property next to the Wine Country Visitor Centre at the corner of Highway 97 and Power Street, taking up existing...
Surveillance cameras coming to Penticton library and museum complex
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton is in the market for video surveillance equipment. The city released a request for proposal in late November, seeking suppliers to provide, install and maintain video surveillance remote devices in city facilities. City Communications Officer Simone Blais says video surveillance is part of the municipality’s general risk management initiatives...
Liveable wage at the heart of South Okanagan labour market study
PENTICTON - Local employers are skittish about hiring oil patch workers, while complaints of the high cost of living in the South Okanagan are largely perception-based by prospective employees, Penticton City Council has learned. Those were two of the findings in a Labour Market study of Penticton and the South Okanagan presented by MDB Insight executive vice-president...
Still time to provide input on SS Sicamous park plan
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton has extended its deadline for pubic input on design concepts for the SS Sicamous park area. Residents interested in commenting on the project will now have until Oct. 16 to do so. First phase of a multi-phase plan to reconstruct the area around the SS Sicamous includes improvements to...
Provincial funding announced for City of Penticton labour study
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton will be able to move forward with a planned labour market study thanks to a provincial funding announcement made today. MLA Dan Ashton and several city dignitaries were on hand, Oct. 9, to announce $71,300 in community and employer partnership funding from the Ministry of Social Development and Social...
City of Penticton purchases $1.5M parcel of land
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton has acquired a piece of real estate adjacent to the South Okanagan Events Centre property on Power Street. The announcement was made during Monday night’s council meeting, Oct. 5, and came following an in camera discussion following from a previous meeting. The 1.495 acre parcel is located at 903...
City of Penticton continues to seek a solution to leaking leisure pool
PENTICTON - City staff and professional engineers continue to seek a solution to the Penticton Community Centre leisure pools leaky drains. The pool was scheduled to reopen following a summer closure to replace slippery deck tiles around the leisure and main pools on Sept. 14, but as staff was refilling the leisure pool, a leak...
City of Penticton calling all artists
PENTICTON - Penticton artists are being offered an opportunity to grace the city’s Christmas cards with their work. The city is calling on the region’s artists to submit their renditions depicting the theme of vibrant winter to reflect the community’s vision to be a “vibrant, innovative, adventurous waterfront city that focuses on sustainability, community and...
Iconic Penticton sign vandalized
PENTICTON - The city’s famous Penticton sign on Munson Mountain was vandalized recently. City of Penticton communications manager Simone Blais says city crews noticed the defacement a few weeks ago. Someone had spray painted a large band across the lower section of the “i” in Penticton, turning it into an exclamation point. City crews will...
Penticton city council asked to restrict new liquor licenses
PENTICTON - Local liquor and wine purveyors reacted to potential changes to the province’s liquor licensing laws by paying Penticton city council a visit. Lee Keller of Cherry Lane Liquor Store appeared before council at council's regular meeting, Sept. 8, to request council pass a bylaw stating any new liquor license, including wine in grocery...
Penticton looks at automated garbage collection system
PENTICTON - Automated garbage pickup could be coming to the curbs of Penticton as the city contemplates the idea of moving to a more modern system. Penticton City Council heard about a mechanized garbage collection system at a Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, Sept.8. Penticton Public Works Manager Len Robson says the cart program,...