Penticton Herald
Politicians are pleased with the public
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Fresh start thanks to innovative heart
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Highway through hell offers first glimpse of scarred Summerland
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Summerland evacuees adjusting to life in limbo
Summerlanders are feeling grateful for the comfort and safety net provided by the Emergency Operations Centre at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. It’s where evacuees are getting three square meals a day and sorting out their emergency...
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Uncertainty over transparency at RDOS
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Soul keeps Dream from falling silent
It’s The Dream come true. A quarter century after its opening at 67 Front Street the intimate musical venue is once again emerging from the ashes bigger and better than ever. Having closed in September 2025, the then Dream Café now has a new name, a...
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‘The fire was just raging,’ evacuee describes wildfires
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Raffle to Replenish the food bank
A little store with a big heart, ReSOenLsh, RefiOOery & ZerR Waste Store, 9921 Main Street, Summerland, is holding a month-long raIfle tR raLse Iunds IRr the new home of the Summerland Food Bank & ResRurFe Centre. The grRund flRRr RI the...
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A wheely good time at roller rink
You can’t beat rockin’ and rollin’ on a summer Saturday evening in downtown Penticton. Five years ago Penticton’s Kim Wall founded the Penticton Skate Co. and began hosting a weekly rollerskating event which has become a family favourite for all...
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Chaos in every colour at Holi Festival
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Rib Champ returns to defend title
If your pitmaster goes by the handle of Big 'HOLcLRuV, yRu MuVW NQRw KLV UDcNV wLOO GHfinitely be lip-smacking. In fact, the ribber, whose real name is Rahim Berisha, is a member of the Boss Hog’s BBQ team and will be at this weekend’s Ribfest...
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Protectionism is wine-ding down
Provincial barriers on the sales of wine and booze are winding down. The premiers of nine provinces announced Tuesday that they’re removing barriers to interprovincial sales of alcohol. Rules will be changed to allow brewers and distillers to sell...
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Why so many square dancers are around
Hundreds of dancers converged on Penticton to clog away for four days. Wrapping up Saturday, the 24th Canadian National Square, Round and Clog Festival attracted dancers and callers from around the world for the special HvHnW, WKH firVW Ln WwR...
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Paddle-powered cruise from Vernon to Penticton
Kelowna ultra-endurance athlete Nick Pelletier is paddling to another challenge. He’s kayaking from Vernon to Penticton on July 27. “It’s going to be a live-stream, full-lake paddle. I have paddled it solo before, but my friend, Brad Kraut, liked the...
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Bask in Penticton’s bona fide bannock
Potski’s bannock recipes never stop getting better. As a member of the PIB, she learned how to make the flatbread before she can remember. Her first teachers were her grandma and “endless and endless amounts of aunties.” When Potski was a little...
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PENTICTON HERALD
It was July of 2019 when Ironman Triathlon announcer Dave Downey jumped on a temporary stage in Rotary Park and triumphantly told several hundred buoyant onlookers that Ironman Canada was leaving Whistler and "coming home" to Penticton. And all was...
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You’ll get where you’re going eventually
Construction and tourists have combined to congest the roads of Penticton now that the weather’s nice. Tourism goes with the territory in summertime. But why does construction always happen during the busiest time of year? “We understand the...
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Local New Democrats were not invited to Party
The BCNDP’s riding association for Penticton–Summerland was not consulted about the decision to welcome MLA Amelia Boultbee onto the team, according to Tina Lee – the BCNDP candidate who ran against Boultbee in the 2024 provincial election. An email...
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AVE YA GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE SCOTTISH?
Vice president Wayne McDougall of the Penticton Scottish Festival reacts as Mary Panagiotou takes part in the caber toss for kids at Saturday’s portion of the festival at King’s Park. Enjoy the full story and more photos on Page A6.
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PENTICTON HERALD
‘Good homes are important for good lives’ is the life-long philosophy of retired Summerland construction contractor Bob Denesiuk. Not one to put his feet up, Denesiuk is the Summerland Food Bank & Resource Centre’s volunteer building consultant for...
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The family man who shaped Canada and Kaleden
Former federal cabinet minister Tom Siddon, whose political career stretched from Richmond city hall WR sRPH RI WKH KLJKHsW RIfiFHs Ln WKH Government of Canada before returning to grassroots public service in the South Okanagan, has died. He was...
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The case for keeping the library in local hands
The chair of the Penticton Public Library board urged Penticton council to keep the library autonomous and not support a proposal to place joining the Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) system on the ballot as a referendum question in October's municipal...
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Hockey players excluded from outdoor rink
There will be no more hockey pucks, sticks or outdoor shinny games at Penticton’s new outdoor rink, located a slapshot away from City Hall, after council voted against spending $225,000 to replace rink boards. Instead, they decided to operate the...
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Art Gallery unveils summer exhibit B4 Alleged Montreal shooter was from Lethbridge
The alleged shooter in Montreal on Monday has been
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UKRAINIAN COUPLE SOW ANOTHER SUNFLOWER
There are now two Sunflower Ukrainian Cafés in the South Okanagan after a new one sprouted up in downtown Penticton. The first location was opened in Summerland in 2023 by Ukrainian refugees Andrew Murat and -ulia Borysenko, who offer a menu of...
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SUNSHINE STAKE OUT
Old friends Mark Chefurk from Oliver and Bruce Pineau from Calgary enjoying nice weather at Skaha Beach in Penticton.
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Catching some kaleidoscope waves
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Glowing in their Golden Years
It's been a pretty good week to be a senior in Penticton. You could ride the bus for free. You could get ten percent off all your orders at Tim Horton's. You could take no-charge tours of the Penticton Museum. Arguably even better, you could take...
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Mural to memorialize Canada’s wartime sacrifices
A giant mural that’s coming to life at the SummerlandLegion will invite viewers to step into striking scenes from Canada’s military history. Artist Timothy Searles –who was commissioned for the job by the Summerland Legion – came up with the concept...
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PENTICTON HERALD
Careening down the dizzyingly steep incline at 60 kilometres an hour, just centimetres from the raspy asphalt it’s imperative to “keep the shiny side up.” At least that’s the advice from 34-year-old longboarder Troy Yardwaste of the Lower Mainland who...
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Ha Ha Having a blast at Kidzfest
When child-oriented multi-day arts and culture festival Ha Ha Ha Kidzfest was organized back in 2019, the local folks behind it had no idea a pandemic would soon wash ashore to derail it for its first year (2020) and force it into a mobile...
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Top cop updates RDOS on latest crime stats
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“As your newly elected Leader of the BC Conservative Party, I bring senior-level experience that will serve every family in our province.” —Kerry-Lynne Findlay
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Local teens raise $83K at Relay
The Leadership Class at PenHi’s ambitious goal of raising $70,000 at this year’s Relay for Life was exceeded by $13,000. The annual fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society happened locally outside of Pen Hi on Thursday. “I’m still smiling about...
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Help the KVR Trail to stay on the right track
The City of Penticton is inviting the public to pop-up booths to help shape the future of the KVR Trail. The City has already completed two rounds of public engagement. The draft concept from those will become public on June 6. “We’ve heard great...
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Entrenched gun club not ready to surrender
Anyone who's driven the Penticton to Trout Creek stretch of Highway 97 more than a few times knows the roadside sign. "Penticton Shooting Sports" it says. And then you see the exit, a curvy, narrow ribbon of pavement and dirt that disappears into the...
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The people want more flights
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The characters of Campbell Creek
Success for Shawn and Cathy Campbell, owners of Campbell Creek Ranch in Summerland’s Garnet Valley, means weaving together the many and varied parts of their work and family lives. After searching for a suitable property from Armstrong to Osoyoos, the...
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
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Shot in Penticton, set in Mexico
Penticton’s popular Lakeside Resort and Convention Centre is always busy over the Victoria Day long weekend, but there is extra HxFLWHPHnW WKLV yHDr DV D ODrJH fiOP crew is in town shooting a made for television movie. Matheson Kincaid, assistant...
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Breeding bees and harvesting honey for the valley
The key to success for Janelle Parchomchuk and Kevin Dunn, owners of Okanagan Wildbrush Honey, is staying small and local. The couple based their decision on information gathered during work experiences in British Columbia, Hawaii, and...
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Sikh hospitality enjoyed by thousands at Vaisakhi
As many as 2,000 people from across the city, the region and the province gathered together Sunday afternoon in a multi-block radius surrounding Penticton’s Sikh Temple to partake in the colourful local incarnation of the annual festival known as...
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Beloved brewery celebrates 25 years in Penticton
You can take the brewery out of the Cannery but you can’t take the Cannery out of Cannery Brewing. The brewery is celebrating a quarter-century in business, and at its newest location, the vibes are even funkier than ever. Growing pains necessitated...
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PENTICTON HERALD
Do you believe? In the little town of Oliver, Lyle Miller believes. Miller believes in the magic of movies. He believes small population bases do better when they have places to congregate. And he believes in holding on to traditions. Miller, with...
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Good chocolate & chemistry
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PENTICTON HERALD
This is the second of a two-part series about a Penticton husband and wife who have made and continue to make A sIGNIfiCANt IPPACt IN tHE LOCAL AND INtErNAtIONAL Arts AND ENtErtAINPENt INdustry. While casting director Angela Quinn and The Film Factory...
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PENTICTON HERALD
Local skaters are not stoked that their favourite park is a blank canvas again. They miss the murals at Penticton’s Youth Park which were recently covered up with a fresh coat of pale blue paint. Local teens Peter Ruckhein and Teoh Ransinanguk-Novak...
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PENTICTON HERALD
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Criminal justice 101 for council
Mayor and council were given a hands-on tutorial on how the province’s criminal justice system operates, and heard more people facing criminal charges in Penticton proceed to court than most jurisdictions in British Columbia. Jessica Patterson,...
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‘Dude’ lays groundwork for new bus
Penticton council has thrown its support to bring luxury passenger transit service back to the South ONanaJan IRr WhH firVW WLPH VLncH Greyhound Bus service went out of business several years ago. John Cowan, a vocal proponent of public...
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BATTLE OVER, RESPECT ON
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Brad Britton celebrates milestone
A promising career, marriage and life derailed by substance abuse. It's a familiar refrain right across the nation, and one that too often leads to a dead end. But sometimes it doesn't. And this is one of those stories. Way back in the 1990s, the...
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Penticton marks 10 years of B.C.’s toxic drug crisis
Ten years ago government officially labeled the province's toxic drug crisis a public health emergency. And Tuesday morning at the Penticton overdose memorial bench in Marina Way Park, concerned local citizens gathered as they do every year to mark...
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Ale-ways easy to enjoy
It’s no secret. is sWUuJJOLnJ DnG LnflDWLRn KDsn’W been easy to keep up with. It’s a tough time for stuff that relies on disposable income. Stuff like festivals. This past weekend, one of Penticton’s most venerable annual festivals waded onto the...
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New chapter for our local library?
Penticton City Council may be taking a step toward joining the Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) board. Council voted unanimously to hire a consultant, at a cost of $15,000, WR UHYLHw WKH EHnHfiWV RI moving to a regional model. Currently, Penticton is...
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Released with ankle monitor
The former Penticton woman who spent three weeks detained by immigration of ficHrs Ln WKH 8nLWHG SWDWHs along with her seven-yearold daughter says it was “the most stressful, traumatizing ordeal” she has ever been through. Tania Warner won’t...
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Penticton dog adds light to Tumbler Ridge
6LnFH WhH GDy DIWHU WhH hRUULfiF mass murder in Tumbler Ridge, a Penticton woman and her faithful four-legged companion have become an integral part of a small army of on-site crisis workers. Dede Dacyk and Benelli, a retriever-lab cross canine, more...
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Chemical treatments cut mussel spread
Chemical treatments have shown some promise in reducing invasive mussel infestation in Idaho, Okanagan politicians will hear next week. Applications of chelated copper and potassium chloride have reduced detectable quagga mussel populations in the...
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Family events for Easter weekend in the valley
No plans yet for the Easter long weekend? Here are some ideas for anyone spending it in the in the South Okanagan: Easter Eggstravaganza at Summerland Heritage Cider Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Join Summerland Heritage Cider for a family-friendly Easter...
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New Rail Trail section comes with risks to hikers, cyclists
A long-barricaded section of the popular Okanagan Rail Trail will soon be effectively opened for hikers and cyclists. But new signage will warn people they are using the two kilometres of the abandoned railway corridor that runs through the Okanagan...
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Rookie sensation Kvasnicka powers Vees into playoffs
Jacob Kvasnicka loves a challenge. So when the opportunity to move 2,600 kilometres away from home and play for an unproven, first-year expansion team, of course, he jumped at the chance. And is he ever glad he did. The 18-year-old Minnesotan finished...
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Penticton mom detained in Texas
Edward Warner says every day has felt like a nightmare since his Canadian wife and her seven-year-old daughter were taken into custody at a United SWDWHV ERUGHU SDWURO FKHFNSRLnW Ln 7HxDV last week. He told CP he was travelling home from a baby...
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PENTICTON HERALD
A couple of comedians from Saskatchewan have shared some cheeky critiques on the Okanagan’s public art. Leroy and Leroy are from Moose Jaw but travel throughout Canada to create content. They’ve amassed a following of over 633,000 on TikTok. One Leroy...
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New proposal for 434 Lakeshore
Penticton City Council will engage the public before deciding whether to rezone 434 Lakeshore Dr. Currently it’s an empty lot with zoning that allows for up to four units. For 110 years it was home to the Warren House until it burned down on the...
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Bannister championed our veterans
Penticton veteran Ron Bannister, a tireless advocate for veterans’ causes, died last week after a lengthy illness. He was 86. Bannister devoted decades of his life to supporting fellow veterans through the Royal Canadian Legion, the Royal Canadian Air...
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PENTICTON HERALD
Three corporate pizza chains suddenly want a slice of Summerland’s pie. For years, the local market had been dominated by local favourites like Yaki's Pizza & Subs, Prima Pizza & Chicken, and Murray’s Pizza & Pasta. Several other local restaurants...
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HAVING FUN AT MAPLEFEST
Young Bryan Wassmer eyeballing maple cotton candy as mom and dad Erica and Elijah Kliever look on at the first annual Penticton MapleFest hosted by École Entre-lacs. See event coverage by Gord Goble on Page A3.
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HOOPS, I DID IT AGAIN
Similkameen Sparks in Keremeos won the provincial Single-A senior boy’s basketball championships this past weekend in Langley. The team beat Vancouver’s St. John’s Eagles in the final 75-63 led Ey Balkaran LLdKar and -aVdeeS DKalLwal wLtK 21 SoLntV...
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Naramata Bench Society claiming a major victory
The developers who pitched a project that led to the formation of the society for the Preservation of the Naramata Bench’s have thrown in the towel after years of opposition. Canadian Horizons has put 1050 Spiller Rd. (129 acres) and 880 Naramata Rd....
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Mountie, suspect both injured during arrest on Lakeshore Drive
The eastern block of Lakeshore Drive in Penticton became a crime scene on Tuesday morning. The Penticton South Okanagan RCMP posted to Facebook saying Dn RIfiFHU DnG susSHFW wHUH Lnjured on the morning of the incident, but the post appears to have...
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The little team that could... Vees make Canadian history
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. -- The Penticton Vees went toe-to-toe with the top team in the WHL Eastern Conference on Friday night and emerged with a dramatic 3-2 shootout victory over the Prince Albert Raiders, setting a new CHL expansion wins record in the...
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EYE ON THE PRIZE
Skip Neil Dangerfield of the Victoria Curling Club shouts instructions to members of his rink at the Curl BC Seniors Championships at the Penticton Curling Club. Dangerfield is the two-time defending winner of the event. Action, which is free to watch,...
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Okanagan food hub set to boost local producers
SUMMERLAND — Construction of the building to house the Okanagan Food and Innovation Hub at 15815 Hwy. 97 is on schedule for completion in May. The concrete footings and pillars have been poured, and placement of the walls and roof structure of the...
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PENTICTON HERALD
Vernon-based Sadok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble performs to a packed hall at Penticton’s OneWorld Multicultural Festival, Saturday. See event coverage on Page A3.
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LAKERS NET A BIG WIN
Pen High Lakers coaches gives some instructions to his team during Thursday’s first game of the Okanagan 3A Sr. Boys Basketball Championships at Penticton Secondary School. The Lakers defeated Vernon’s Seaton Sonics 79-63. The tournament concludes...
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