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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band coming to Penticton’s events centre
PENTICTON – Multi-platinum and gold record recording artists Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are coming to…
UPDATE: Mount Eneas is now over 1,500 hectares but it’s good news for crews
UPDATE: B.C. Wildfire burn operations successfully merged two wildfires together yesterday. The Munroe Lake wildfire…
UPDATE: B.C. Wildfire is preparing for burn operations on Mount Eneas
UPDATE: B.C. Wildfire just released more specifics on today’s strategy. They plan to conduct burn…
UPDATE: Some still under evacuation order in the Okanagan
UPDATE: Even with some evacuation orders downgraded to alerts some still cannot return home because…
UPDATE: Mount Eneas burning at low intensity overnight
UPDATE- This morning B.C. Wildfire sent out an update that the Mount Eneas fire burning…
Residents of North Beach and Greata Ranch can go home
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen just released some good news for some local evacuees. The…
UPDATE: Mount Eneas wildfire up to 1,375 hectares, but ‘responding well’
SUMMERLAND – The District of Summerland has released an update. Residents may notice an increase…
ON EDGE: Watching and waiting while wildfires burn
SUMMERLAND – A Summerland couple on the edge of the Mount Eneas fire were breathing…
No, the South Okanagan is not on fire and Tourism Penticton wants your help letting visitors know that
PENTICTON – Tourism Penticton wants the world to know the South Okanagan is not, in…
B.C. Wildfire is finally in a groove on Okanagan wildfires, incident commander says
PENTICTON – It’s been a frustrating week for stakeholders and residents affected by the sudden…
Okanagan weather phenomenon not helping wildfire fight
PENTICTON – Erratic fire behaviour caused by capricious winds are hampering efforts to fight the…
Evacuated campers allowed back into Okanagan Lake Provincial Park temporarily
PENTICTON – Campers evacuated from Okanagan Lake Provincial Park by the Mount Eneas wildfire will…
Eneas Mountain fire grows to 1,000 ha; new evacuation alerts
PENTICTON – The Eneas Mountain wildfire, which has grown to 1,000 hectares today, continues to…
Oliver man shot and killed by someone he knew
PENTICTON – The RCMP's major crime unit has been called in to investigate a shooting…
UPDATE: Wildfire fights continue throughout the Central, South Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The Mount Eneas wildfire is continuing to make life difficult for travellers, forcing…
Brief reprieve from the heat in the Okanagan
KELOWNA – Unsettled and cooler conditions are in store for the Okanagan, but there may…
Similkameen wildfires adding to smoky skies
SIMILKAMEEN – Fires burning in the Similkameen Valley are adding smoke to Okanagan skies, and…
iN PHOTOS: Wildfires blaze through parts of Okanagan
Hundreds of hectares of land in the Okanagan have been scorched by large wildfires sparked…
Mount Eneas wildfire near Peachland grows to 500 hectares
PENTICTON – The Mount Eneas fire near Peachland continued to grow last night, resulting in…
UPDATE: Okanagan fires continue to grow, evacuation orders issued near Peachland
Smoky skies and the sounds of helicopters and airtankers have returned to the Okanagan summer…
Elphicke gets house arrest in Penticton hockey fraud case
PENTICTON – One of two men accused in a fraud that cost hockey families thousands…
Conkle fire forces Penticton Indian Band to declare state of emergency
PENTICTON INDIAN BAND – A state of local emergency and evacuation alerts have been ordered…
Dry lightning forecast in Southern Interior could pose challenge for wildfire crews
More thunderstorms with dry lightning are expected in the Southern Interior today, which could pose…
Penticton’s top bureaucrat says city targeting ‘behaviour not people’ in security crackdown
PENTICTON – Homelessness has become a major problem in Penticton as people with nowhere to…