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 Penticton, B.C.
Joined December 2008
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Some more big #pcpoli news out of #Penticton today with city Coun. Amelia Boultbee announcing she's running for @Conservative_BC in the fall provincial election. She topped polls in 2022 municipal election. pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…
Boultbee running for BC Conservatives

Boultbee running for BC Conservatives

Just 16 months into her first term on city council, Amelia Boultbee announced Monday she’ll take a six-week leave of absence later this year to run as the Conservative Party

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I had never expected so many people to encourage me to put my name forward. Thank you to everyone who reached out. Your encouragement and support means a lot and I am taking this next step. pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…

Ashton seeking federal Conservative nomination

Dan Ashton has his sights set on a rare triple crown in Canadian politics.

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Some local #bcpoli news today as #Penticton MLA @DanAshtonBC confirms he'll seek federal Conservative nomination in South Okanagan-Similkameen-West Kootenay. @CPC_HQ pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…

Ashton seeking federal Conservative nomination

Dan Ashton has his sights set on a rare triple crown in Canadian politics.

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It's on. SD 67 board votes unanimously to start 60-day public consultation on proposal to close 3 elementary schools due to declining enrolment: 2 in #Penticton, 1 in #Summerland. Timelines expected by end of week. #bced pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…
3 schools now officially on the block

3 schools now officially on the block

It’s official: Three local schools are now being considered for closure, following a unanimous vote Wednesday night by the board of School District 67.

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June Ellis was a well-loved member of our community. I would ask you to take a few moments to please read this. It raises some very troubling questions, and I am asking Minister @adriandix to help this family find the answers they need and deserve. pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…
Missing records, missing meds: Independent review raises more questions about death at PRH

Missing records, missing meds: Independent review raises more questions about death at PRH

An independent medical review of an elderly woman’s death last year at Penticton Regional Hospital has raised even more troubling questions about her care than were initially reported by The

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Yikes! pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…
Swords brandished during melee at Penticton Sikh Temple

Swords brandished during melee at Penticton Sikh Temple

A man was arrested earlier this week inside the Penticton Sikh Temple after allegedly threatening worshippers with swords.

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Some big #bced news in #Penticton tonight with 3 schools being considered for closure. Superintendent actually got a round of applause after presenting plan at special meeting. pentictonherald.ca/news/arti… – at Penticton, British Columbia
3 local schools facing closure

3 local schools facing closure

Sweeping changes to the local education system – including closing three elementary schools in Penticton and Summerland and eliminating middle school altogether – were to be proposed Tuesday night to

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Two years after his vineyard company was fined $90K in connection with an immigration fraud scheme, S. #Okanagan businessman Randy Toor is now under investigation for an alleged sex assault last month on a migrant worker employed at one his farms. pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…
Court documents ID suspect in migrant sex-assault case

Court documents ID suspect in migrant sex-assault case

Two years after his vineyard operating company was fined $90,000 in connection with an immigration fraud scheme, South Okanagan businessman Randy Toor is now under investigation for an alleged sex

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A small earthquake near Oliver on Monday afternoon didn’t do any damage, but produced dozens of reports of shaking as far away as Penticton, according to the federal agency that monitors such tremors. pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…
Once-in-a-decade quake rattles South Okanagan

Once-in-a-decade quake rattles South Okanagan

A small earthquake near Oliver on Monday afternoon didn’t do any damage, but produced dozens of reports of shaking as far away as Penticton, according to the federal agency that

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Just in the nick of time.... pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…
Britco site to host Penticton’s winter shelter

Britco site to host Penticton’s winter shelter

Before it’s converted into hundreds of new homes, a redevelopment site across from Penticton’s hospital will serve as a 30-bed emergency winter shelter for people currently without roofs over their

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Couldn't get Clean Streets, so we got Save Our Streets....
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Not something we typically see: A tipped tractor and a damaged police vehicle following a pursuit on Hwy 1. The tractor was sporting a "No SOGI" sign when it crashed. Video of the pursuit's final moments plus a witness account on tonight's News Hour at 6. @GlobalBC
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Yikes! – at Penticton, British Columbia
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Done deal. Will cost avg. home owner (670K) extra $115 next year. Will cost avg. business owner ($1.17M) extra $444 next year: pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…
UPDATED: 5.3% tax hike for ‘really difficult’ year ahead

UPDATED: 5.3% tax hike for ‘really difficult’ year ahead

Penticton’s mayor says city council kept the threat of a Canadian recession in mind this week as it approved a 2024 budget with a 5.3% tax hike – and deferred

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Half kg of cocaine found in ceiling of public restroom. If the drugs are yours & you want to report them lost or stolen, please call Mission RCMP. We will set up an interview in jail cell #3. Please bring proof of purchase, or other evidence so we can confirm the drugs are yours.
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An outcome the public can feel good about. Not. What a waste of time and resources. All 9 years. pentictonherald.ca/news/arti… – at Penticton, British Columbia
Former downtown BIA boss Milton now clear of fraud charge

Former downtown BIA boss Milton now clear of fraud charge

Even the Downtown Penticton Business Improvement Association is still in the dark about the terms of an alternative measures agreement that led to its former executive director escaping prosecution on

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And then there's this: pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…
City’s OD death toll hits 16 amid call for expanded safe supply

City’s OD death toll hits 16 amid call for expanded safe supply

At least two more people died of suspected drug overdoses in Penticton in September, according to fresh data from the BC Coroners Service, which also on Wednesday issued a jaw-dropping

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Good news from @PacificCoastal for morning air commuters between #Penticton and #Vancouver -- the route @AirCanada is dumping. pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…
Pacific Coastal adding Penticton-Vancouver flights

Pacific Coastal adding Penticton-Vancouver flights

Pacific Coastal Airlines is adding four weekly round trips between Penticton and Vancouver beginning in January – right around the time Air Canada abandons the route.

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'Personnel issue' trumps taxpayers' right to know if they're paying Bill Newell to go: pentictonherald.ca/news/arti…
RDOS won't say if ex-CAO Newell getting severance

RDOS won't say if ex-CAO Newell getting severance

Eight months after questions began swirling around $90,000 worth of contracts he personally awarded to his daughter’s company, Bill Newell is out as chief administrative officer of the Regional...

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