Penticton

Hospital Employees Union members from Vernon’s Heron Grove hosted a two-hour rally outside the facility Wednesday, Sept. 27. Staff at Heron Grove and six other facilities owned and operated by the Good Samaritan Canada Society hosted rallies as they try to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. (Roger Knox - Black Press)

B.C. care facilities rally outside in contract dispute

Staff at Good Samaritan Canada facilities in Vernon, Penticton, Salmon Arm and Coast seek support

 

Wild Goat Surf, a movie filmed in Penticton, is set to premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival on Friday, Sept. 29. (Caitlyn Sponheimer/Facebook)

Penticton-based film selected to premiere at Vancouver International Film Festival

The movie will also be shown at the Calgary International Film Festival

 

Missing a cat. This cat from Penticton hitched a ride over 1,000 km. (BC SPCA)

Cat hitches ride from Penticton to Dawson Creek

The cat wasn’t discovered until he was 1,000 km from home

 

The T-Rex being installed at a Penticton property on Tuesday, Sept. 19. (Kevin Stone photo)

PHOTOS: Alice the 17K pound T-Rex has landed in Penticton

The massive sculpture is on private property but can be viewed near the KVR Trail entrance

The T-Rex being installed at a Penticton property on Tuesday, Sept. 19. (Kevin Stone photo)
Superstar Bryan Adams made a Penticton woman’s dream come true by autographing her shoulder at the Sept. 11 concert in Penticton. She later got the signature tattooed. (Video still from Lori Capozzi)

VIDEO: Bryan Adams superfan gets autograph tattooed from Penticton concert

Lori Capozzi was called up on stage by Adams who signed her shoulder with a Sharpie

Superstar Bryan Adams made a Penticton woman’s dream come true by autographing her shoulder at the Sept. 11 concert in Penticton. She later got the signature tattooed. (Video still from Lori Capozzi)
The Upper Park Rill Creek fire has flared up prompting new evacuation alerts in the Willowbrook area Sunday night.

New evacuation alerts issued as wildfire near Penticton flares up

Over 12 properties including camping areas put on alert Sunday night

The Upper Park Rill Creek fire has flared up prompting new evacuation alerts in the Willowbrook area Sunday night.
Bryan Adams rocks his sold out show in Penticton where an appreciative audience enjoyed every minute of it. (Andrea DeMeer)

B.C. megastar Bryan Adams still delivering the goods on provincial tour

Review: ‘It felt like having a few thousand friends over for a casual jam in a really big garage’

Bryan Adams rocks his sold out show in Penticton where an appreciative audience enjoyed every minute of it. (Andrea DeMeer)
A plane at Penticton Airport. (Western News file photo)

Air Canada says pilot shortage to blame for grounding service to Penticton

Air Canada will no longer offer flights out of Penticton Airport effective Jan. 14, 2024

A plane at Penticton Airport. (Western News file photo)
The medal winners of women’s doubles at the Canadian Mental Health Associations’ Penticton charity pickleball tournament in September 2022. Taking top spot were Lois Neu and Leah Currie of North Vancouver, Silver went to Jeannie Lister and Lori Needham of Penticton and Bronze to Donna Hammerquist and Leanne Barnes also of Penticton. (Submitted File photo)

Smashing good time ahead at pickleball tournament for mental health in Penticton

170 players from across B.C. expected to play in Sept. 15-17 event to raise money for mental health

The medal winners of women’s doubles at the Canadian Mental Health Associations’ Penticton charity pickleball tournament in September 2022. Taking top spot were Lois Neu and Leah Currie of North Vancouver, Silver went to Jeannie Lister and Lori Needham of Penticton and Bronze to Donna Hammerquist and Leanne Barnes also of Penticton. (Submitted File photo)
This long train of shopping carts is a regular sight around Penticton. (Facebook)

B.C. town wants to fine stores for allowing shopping carts to be stolen

Penticton tired of dealing with abandoned carts scattered around the community

This long train of shopping carts is a regular sight around Penticton. (Facebook)
Physician shortage temporary closes Oliver hospital emergency. (File photo)

South Okanagan emergency department closes 4 days in a row

South Okanagan General Hospital emergency has struggled to staff doctors for months

Physician shortage temporary closes Oliver hospital emergency. (File photo)
The Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire is now considered “held,” as of Friday, Sept. 1. (BC Wildfire Service)

Twin Lakes wildfire considered ‘held,’ crews continue to fight blaze south of Keremeos

Crater Creek wildfire remains ‘out of control’; 13 properties still on evacuation order

The Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire is now considered “held,” as of Friday, Sept. 1. (BC Wildfire Service)
Skyler Punnett’s new illistration, ‘The Crow That Ate The Wind,’ honours the first responders who fight wildfires. (Skyler Punnett)

Penticton artist honours firefighters nationwide

Proceeds from the work’s sales set to go to the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Skyler Punnett’s new illistration, ‘The Crow That Ate The Wind,’ honours the first responders who fight wildfires. (Skyler Punnett)
The Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire remains at 1,830 hectares. (BC Wildfire Services)

No change to Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire burning near Keremeos

The fire remains at 1,830 hectares

The Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire remains at 1,830 hectares. (BC Wildfire Services)
The Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire remains at 1,830 hectares. (BC Wildfire Services)

No change to Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire burning near Keromeos

The fire remains at 1,830 hectares

The Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire remains at 1,830 hectares. (BC Wildfire Services)
Crews are responding a fast-moving grass fire on Saturday, Aug. 19, in West Bench. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)

UPDATE: Fast-moving grass fire in Penticton under control

Penticton Fire Department, PIB and BC Wildfire Service currently on scene in West Bench

Crews are responding a fast-moving grass fire on Saturday, Aug. 19, in West Bench. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)
Helicopter bucketing water on Lake Country Wildfire on Aug. 18. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

All flights in and out of Kelowna remain cancelled due to wildfires

Flights are cancelled ‘to allow for aerial firefighting activities in the surrounding communities’

Helicopter bucketing water on Lake Country Wildfire on Aug. 18. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
The 22,000-hectare Crater Creek wildfire overnight, Saturday, Aug. 19. (Photo- Tierra McIvor)

UPDATE: More growth expected as Crater Creek wildfire near Keremeos crosses border

BC Wildfire Service now working with officials south of the border to fight 37,000-hectare blaze

The 22,000-hectare Crater Creek wildfire overnight, Saturday, Aug. 19. (Photo- Tierra McIvor)
The Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire has grown to more than 200 hectares. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)

UPDATE: Twin Lakes wildfire grows over 740 hectares as hundreds remain evacuated

The ‘aggressive’ Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire continues to rapidly grow west of Okanagan Falls

The Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire has grown to more than 200 hectares. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)
Paul Kranjc, a retired member of the Ontario Provincial Police, speaks on behalf of fallen firefighter Zak Muise’s family. (Brennan Phillips - Western News)

B.C. mourns fallen firefighter: ‘Thank you for your service, Big Cat Bravo 20’

‘Rest in Peace Zak’: Memorial for Muise brings hundreds to silence in Penticton

Paul Kranjc, a retired member of the Ontario Provincial Police, speaks on behalf of fallen firefighter Zak Muise’s family. (Brennan Phillips - Western News)