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Canucks Young Stars Classic singles and doubles on sale this week

PENTICTON - Tickets to this year’s 2015 Vancouver Canucks Young Stars Classics are selling fast and as a result single tickets are going on sale earlier than usual. Demand has been so strong the single and double header tickets will be made available for purchase two weeks earlier than normally scheduled. Tickets go on sale...

Readers respond to #maninbluesuit

KELOWNA – An InfoNews story about a recent visit by Prime Minister to the Shelter Cove wildfire last Friday has ignited a debate about political photo ops and our decision to not name the Prime Minister during a brief visit last Thursday. The story, “Man in blue suit thanks firefighters,” was shared nation-wide and drew...

Member loses land claim against Penticton Indian Band

MEMBER CLAIMED ORAL TRADITION GRANTING LANDS PENTICTON - A Penticton Indian Band member has lost another round in court against his own band as he tries to reclaim land he says his grandfather was verbally granted in the early 1900s. The dispute dates back to 2008 when Lavern Jack took up residence on Lots 197...

Drought level increased in South Thompson, three other areas of southern interior

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Extremely dry conditions and low stream flows have forced the province to raise the drought level in four areas of the southern Interior today. A Level 4 drought rating has been announced for the South Thompson, Similkameen, Kettle and Skagit areas, July 27. Further declines in stream, lake and aquifer levels could lead...

Coolest weekend of July over, sun and heat on the way for Okanagan

OKANAGAN - The weekend was much cooler than what we’ve seen so far this summer, but we will be back above seasonal normals by mid-week. With temperatures only reaching the low- to mid-20s Friday through Sunday it was one of the coolest weekends we’ve seen in the past couple of months. Temperatures did reach the...

VIDEO: Home destroyed by fire in South Okanagan

WILLOWBROOK – Fire crews worked to prevent a raging house fire from spreading to the surrounding bush in the South Okanagan community of Willowbrook Saturday night. The Willowbrook Fire Department volunteers were called to the home on Green Lake Road at about 10:30 p.m., July 25. A witness says everyone in the house, including the...

Dramatic rescue in Penticton Creek canyon

“FILTHY, SOAKED AND SAVED A LIFE” PENTICTON – Search and Rescue volunteers helped save the life of a woman who tumbled 75 metres in the Penticton Creek canyon last night. Local search and rescue crews were called out at about 8:30 p.m., July 24, to rescue the 54-year-old Penticton woman who had been hiking on...

Showers for the weekend in the Okanagan; sunshine returns Monday

OKANAGAN – The cool, wet weekend is a welcome break from the hot, dry weather we’ve been experiencing so far this summer in the Okanagan. Environment Canada is calling for showers off and on today, July 25, and Sunday up and down the valley, with high temperatures in the low 20s Celsius. Most of the...

Boston Pizza founder returns to Penticton to share wisdom

PENTICTON - Three former Pentictonites who have made a name for themselves in the business world enjoyed a relaxing luncheon discussing their successes and passing some advice along to members of the Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce. Jim and Brad Treliving and Rick Kozuback were guest speakers yesterday, July 23, briefly discussing their...

If floating the river in Enderby is on your summer bucket list, do it sooner than later

ENDERBY - Extremely low water levels could cut the summer tubing season short on the Shuswap River in Enderby. Madison Giesbrecht, program manager for the Shuswap River Ambassadors program, which monitors river conditions and provides information to user groups, says river levels are about a month ahead of schedule, and particularly low at that. “We...

How a standoff between a horse, two dogs and cougar ended in Lumby

LUMBY - It was a sight Lumby resident Tina Berg never expected: Her 1,300 pound horse practically nose-to-nose with a cougar. It was around 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 21, when Berg, who lives about three kilometres out of Lumby in a rural area, heard her dogs barking. “It was a bark I just know means...

Heightened security at Penticton Courthouse

PENTICTON - Following the discovery of a concealed shotgun at the courthouse in Penticton last week, security has been stepped up. People attending the Penticton Law Courts today, July 22, found themselves subject to security screening. A portable walk-through metal detector was set up inside the courthouse foyer in a setup similar to airport screening....

UPDATE: Fugitive Ronald Teneycke believed to have car-jacked a new ride

PENTICTON - RCMP now believe prolific offender Ronald Teneycke has car-jacked another vehicle after assaulting the driver. Teneycke was picked up hitchhiking on Baldy Mountain Forest Service Road by the driver of a 1999 3/4 ton GMC pickup truck with the words Okanagan Rustic Furniture across the back window. The license plate is 6721 GG, Cpl....

Health authority hard hit by influenza last season

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Southern Interior was hard hit by influenza last season with a jump in confirmed cases and deaths. But at the same time, the flu season here in the Interior Health Authority was typical of what the rest of Canada experienced. Dr. Gillian Frosst, an epidemiolgist with the heatlh authority, told the board...

Behind the line at the Shelter Cove wildfire

KELOWNA – The Shelter Cove wildfire along Westside Road continues to grow, however Wildfire B.C. says homes and other structures are not threatened and they are confident they will have it under control soon. The fire, which was first reported Monday afternoon, is not yet contained and continues to burn roughly 430 hectares of dry,...

Fire risk closes Giant’s Head Mountain Park to vehicle traffic

SUMMERLAND - Because of the high risk of person-caused fires, Giant’s Head Mountain Park Road is closed to vehicle traffic. The closure is effective immediately due to dry vegetation along the roadside. The fire danger rating is currently high but is expected to reach extreme in the next couple of days. “We have moved to...

Penticton RCMP want help finding man with outstanding warrants

PENTICTON - A man known to be violent and considered a risk to public safety is wanted by Penticton RCMP. Officers are asking for help in locating Jessy Michaud, who has three outstanding warrants for his arrest as of July 17. The 46-year-old Caucasian is 5’9” tall and 161 lbs with brown hair and blue...

First wife testifies in trial of former Vernon cop charged with child porn

KELOWNA – The first wife of a former Vernon RCMP officer charged with child porn described him as a confrontational man who often raised his voice. Jennifer Fisher and Ryan Hampton’s marriage officially ended in 2011, the same year he married his accuser, Valerie Little. Little, herself a member of the RCMP, told police she...