Penticton news

Penticton chamber wants city to go ahead with plan to ban drug use in parks
The Penticton Chamber of Commerce doesn’t agree with Interior Health’s recommendation to temporarily keep drug…
Province-wide anti-crime protest expected in Kamloops, Penticton
A group of Nanaimo residents are spurring a province-wide protest about crime next week and…

Overdose warning issued in South Okanagan
Drug users in the South Okanagan are being warned of a strong batch of 'down'…

‘Extremely tense’: Kelowna RCMP officer draws weapon during traffic stop
Two different men – one in Kelowna and another in Penticton – found themselves in trouble…

Man injured in targeted Penticton shooting this morning
A 34-year-old man was taken to hospital today after he was shot at a Penticton…

iN VIDEO: That ’70s documentary of Penticton graduation
Nearly half a century ago, when a group of Penticton teenagers were celebrating their final…

TLC and Shaggy coming to Okanagan this summer
TLC and Shaggy, two beloved award winning bands from the 90s, will be performing their…

Penticton massage therapist barred from treating females
A Penticton massage therapist has been barred from treating female patients. According to a March…

Penticton Art Gallery’s funding restored after council hears from curator
Funding to the Penticton Art Gallery has been restored to $125,000 after City Council originally…

Pow Wow Between the Lakes returns to Penticton
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is hosting the return of Pow Wow Between the Lakes in…

Ignite the Arts in Penticton is especially hot today
Today is the busiest day during Dozens of artists and performers are in Penticton for…

Two dozen displaced by motel fire in Penticton
A second-storey fire at the Black Forest Motel in Penticton has displaced 25 people. Accommodations…

Interior Health has closed Oliver’s ER for 20 hours this week
The emergency department at the hospital in Oliver was closed again overnight, the second such…

Former Barenaked Lady Steven Page performing at South Okanagan winery this summer
A winery in Oliver is hosting an iconic Canadian musician this summer for a musical…

Condo residents sue following deadly fire in Penticton
Former residents of a Penticton apartment building gutted by fire in 2020 have launched a…