The City is investing in the Penticton Fire Department by adding a Fire Training Officer position to oversee best practices in fire protection  plus filling two vacant firefighter positions. “Creating a Training Officer position will raise the bar for the Penticton Fire Department,” said Mayor Garry Litke. “Skills development is critical to customer service and […]

Quartetto Gelato Review (20 October 2014) Val Friesen Mmmm gelato! Such a delightful treat—light, sweet and delicious, and hard to choose among the tempting flavours, each with its own tantalizing appeal. Quartetto Gelato, who opened this season’s offering of four concerts presented by the South Okanagan Concert Society, was absolutely that delightful treat. Sixteen melodic […]

Poverty and low income are in every community; it is a global problem. Council can keep finances in line, so that taxes are not increasing at an exorbitant rate each year. As the Federal and Provincial governments continue to download services to the municipalities this will become harder each year to maintain, as the citizens […]

The budget for 2015 has been approved by directors of the OPRS and will be sent to Directors of the Regional District ( Area C and Town of Oliver ) for review. This new budget calls for expenditures in the amount of $1,664, 639 compared with $1,551,650 in the current year. $1 million of this requisitioned […]