Sue McKortoff to RDOS staff and board members: ” I hear the coast district has imposed a campfire ban. Why not us? – It’s tinder dry in the woods and we are moving into a very hot period of weather.” McKortoff was told these are provincial government decisions.

Top picture – Penticton Mayor had to wear this – his team lost to RDOS team on annual event of Ride to Work. Below picture – another round of discussion on a compost site in the region with a gallery full of Marron Valley residents unhappy that their neighborhood picked as Number One for such […]

Penticton City Council has given a final stamp of approval to a 95-room hotel proposed for former bingo hall property on Eckhardt Avenue – just west of King’s park on the old bingo hall property. Council unanimously endorsed the plan put forward by Mundi Hotel Enterprises, with Mayor Andrew Jakubeit noting it has been a very […]

Late last night I was sitting in my new “old man’s” chair in front of the TV. It shook and I checked the circuits and waited. Was it a room fan, the wind, what. ? Aa possible earthquake that was felt between 11:30 p.m. and midnight. The likely cause, a 5.8 magnitude quake reported by the U.S. […]

Summertime means Tick Season We are well into tick season in the Okanagan which means residents are at risk for Lyme Disease. To submit a tick for testing, save the tick in a container with a tight-fitting top. Dampen a small cotton ball and put it into the tick container to keep the tick alive. […]