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Curbside pick-up of recyclables will be stopped at B��Ԫ������ַ-area homes where residents put too many improper materials in the blue carts, regional officials warn. 

The City of B��Ԫ������ַ is once again putting out the welcome mat for short-term rentals. 

Only “obstinate” people should fret about being fined up to $500 for not maintaining boulevard trees next to their property, B��Ԫ������ַ city manager Doug Gilchrist says. 

The delights of non-electronic entertainment will be celebrated this Sunday at the Parkinson rec centre in B��Ԫ������ַ. 

Extra clothing and sleeping bags are being distributed this week to homeless people in B��Ԫ������ַ. 

The new Okanagan Central Salvation Army is a million-dollar success story.

Kiwanis Club of the Central Okanagan raised $38,500 for child and young adult programs in the region from their Taylor Swift raffle. From left, 2024 Miss B��Ԫ������ַ Lady of the Lake Anaya Sattler, Kiwanis Club Vice President Clarence Johnson (center), 2024 Lady in Waiting Eve Russouw, and Kiwan…

West B��Ԫ������ַ RCMP are investigating offensive graffiti found on several properties in the 2500-block of Whitworth Rd, the morning of January 17, 2025.

Fees paid by builders to the City of B��Ԫ������ַ are going up 2.5 per cent. 

B��Ԫ������ַ residents who don’t water boulevard trees next to their property could be ticketed by bylaw officers. 

Police in B��Ԫ������ַ will start using body-worn cameras by the end of January but there is no current timetable for deployment of the devices in the South Okanagan. 

Strict rules against short-term rentals should be eased in B��Ԫ������ַ so they match provincial regulations, city councillors will hear Monday. 

Quieter streets where traffic moves at a slower pace could be on the horizon for B��Ԫ������ַ. 

Peachland gets a hockey team for one night only again next week. 

Organizers of Canada Day celebrations in West B��Ԫ������ַ will get a little more help from taxpayers this year, but not as much as they’d hoped. The volunteer group put forward a request for $41,000, up substantially from the $25,000 it has received in recent years. No particular reason for the …

Big windows can promote rather than detract from energy efficiency in new homes, research conducted in B��Ԫ������ַ shows. 

For the past 64 years Vernon Winter Carnival has strived to bring the community together through fun activities that keep us connected through shared experiences.

Motorists are advised well in advance that “Freedom Convoy Tribute 2025: Canada Unites the World” will be taking place on Saturday, Jan. 25.

Chronically poor scores on math exams will add up to a renewed emphasis on numeracy skills among B��Ԫ������ַ students, local educators vow. 

Community groups in West B��Ԫ������ַ are requesting significantly more financial aid than the city has available to hand out. 

The ranks of ‘lobbyists’ at B��Ԫ������ַ City Hall are set to shrink. 

A made-in-B��Ԫ������ַ way to preserve the visual appeal of B��Ԫ������ַB��Ԫ������ַ oldest neighborhood while also densifying the area has been well-received by city council. 

A rule stipulating pot shops be located at least 500 metres apart from one another might be reviewed in the future by B��Ԫ������ַ city councillors. 

On your mark, get set, go down. 

The B��Ԫ������ַ RCMP are currently searching for Sydney McDougall, a high-risk missing Indigenous female youth who requires medical care. McDougall is currently under the care of a local area hospital but failed to return as expected after being granted a two-hour pass.

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B��Ԫ������ַ has slipped well down the list of popular Canadian destinations for people renting U-Haul trucks and trailers. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains details of sexual assault that many readers may find offensive and difficult to read.

Time flies when you’re having fun and Carl Meadows and Charlie Utz continue having a great time bringing the Snakebite Fillm Festival to movie and art lovers in and around Penticton.

On Friday Jan. 10, 2025 at approximately 5:35 a.m. B��Ԫ������ַ RCMP received a report of a business break and enter in the 1100 block of Gordon Drive.

A key fob programmer, which can be used to unlock virtually any vehicle, has been seized by B��Ԫ������ַ RCMP. 

The unemployment rate in the greater B��Ԫ������ַ area rose from 4.7 per cent in November to 5.0 per cent in December, Statistics Canada reported Friday. 

The average rent for an apartment in Canada dropped 3.2 per cent in 2024, the first such decline since the onset of the pandemic in 2020.

Elections BC is looking into a complaint of voting irregularities in a riding where a narrow NDP win gave it a one-seat majority in OctoberB��Ԫ������ַ election, with B��Ԫ������ַ Conservative Leader John Rustad highlighting allegations about improper voting at an addiction recovery facility.

A 650-home project planned for the boundary of B��Ԫ������ַ and Lake Country will only worsen existing traffic congestion at the corner of Highway 97 and Beaver Lake Road, officials acknowledge. 

A craft brewery near the border between B��Ԫ������ַ and Lake Country plans to expand its service area onto the buildingB��Ԫ������ַ second floor. 

Six new homes are proposed for a Rutland lot on which a single house was built in 1944. 

A mask mandate has been reintroduced at B��Ԫ������ַ health care facilities as infection trends show an upswing in respiratory illness, including COVID-19.

Penticton city councillor James Miller, who faces a series of sex related charges dating back to the 1980s, has elected for trial by judge alone in Ontario Superior Court.

Counterfeit bills circulating in a B��Ԫ������ַ city should be easy enough for merchants to spot and reject. 

Home prices were up all across the Okanagan last month compared to December 2023, newly-released real estate information shows. 

The King is gone, but he will never be forgotten.

KELOWNA — At just 18 years old, T.S. was walking toward the mountains, carrying nothing but exhaustion, hunger, and uncertainty about where to turn next. Homeless and hopeless, they stumbled upon a community barbecue at the BGC Okanagan Downtown Youth Shelter.

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