Streetscape Improvement Project Main Street is at the heart of Penticton and the City is developing designs to ensure stakeholders are engaged in the process. Consultation with land and business owners refined conceptual plans for Main Street into designs, which feature: •Underground infrastructure that can handle the community’s future needs •Wider sidewalks for pedestrians, encouraging more […]

We started our review of this report yesterday with the poster for the Environment – it was not the highest mark but caught my interest. Did you know the average daily temperature has risen in our area from 9.2 to 9.8 in less than 40 years? Water consumption per capita has begun to fall Amount […]

A jury found John Ike Koopmans guilty of second-degree murder in the deaths of Robert Keith Wharton and Rosemary Fox. Koopmans was also found guilty of the attempted murder of Bradley Martin. Koopmans was accused of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Wharton, 43, and Fox, 32, and the attempted murder of Martin, 50, […]

Obituary for the late Jose Francisco Chora   1932 – 2015 On Thursday October 1, 2015, Mr. Jose Francisco Chora of Oliver passed away suddenly at his home at the age of 82 years; he is predeceased by his son Joey. Jose leaves behind his wife Maria of fifty six years, brother Tony, three children Ken, […]

Temporary cross walks planted today on Main Street – this one on the north end has you getting into the end of the lineup at the Oliver Theatre or a front row centre aisle for paid classifieds at the Oliver Chronicle. Not sure how long they will operate this way – Bump-Outs being installed on three […]