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Addressing media at the conclusion of the retreat, Findlay praised the party's MLAs for their commitment and teamwork.

Global News has obtained photos of a person on the construction site just minutes before flames erupted and the fire department was called.

If the injunction is granted, the province would have the legal authority to evict the roughly two dozen people living at the encampment and clear the site.

The city said fire and emergency crews were called to a construction site for a 48,000-square-foot, three-storey wood frame building at 453 Green Ave. at 10:12 p.m.

The fire broke out late Wednesday at the site along Green Avenue near Highway 97, the property that once housed the estate of prominent businessman David Kampe.

No one was injured in the blaze, but Penticton’s fire chief said the danger was significant, particularly because of the propane tanks involved.

This week, city council approved nearly $130,000 in funding to improve safety measures in the area, including the installation of additional CCTV cameras.

The club is being evicted from property owned by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

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Former B.C. Conservative MLA Amelia Boultbee announced on Friday morning that she is joining the provincial NDP. She made the announcement in Victoria.

The B.C. government says Okanagan Falls residents will vote for a mayor and four councillors in the October local elections before becoming a municipality in November.

The prize breakdown shows one ticket matched the winning numbers — three, eight, 15, 19, 23, 29 and 37; the bonus number was four.

The Okanagan's water crisis didn't begin with the scorching summer heat. It began months ago, high in the mountains, where winter failed to deliver enough snow.

The program, called the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative, will bring 12 new regional hubs, helping to reduce street disorder and crimes targeting local businesses

The province's application for a court injunction to evict the roughly two dozen residents and dismantle the camp, along a busy stretch of Highway 97, has been postponed.

The encampment has grown significantly over the past year, raising concerns among nearby residents and local officials about wildfire risk and environmental contamination.

'We’re seeing an upward trend in reported domestic violence incidents locally of almost 20 per cent in 2025 from 2024,' Penticton RCMP Supt. Beth McAndie said.

Flames at the site next to Highway 97 broke out just before 7 a.m. No one was injured, according to the city, but a structure was destroyed.

On Sept. 5, 2021, a young man was found critically injured on a field at Penticton Secondary School. He later died in hospital.

On March 14, Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla were stopped at a Customs and Border Patrol checkpoint and taken to a processing facility for deportation.