Dan Ashton

• Dam in South Okanagan reopens with a big splash

  The new outlet pipe for the 96-year-old dam provides flood resistance and brings the structure up to dam safety standards.

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  Jul 21, 2022
  
• B.C.’s Housing Minister non-committal about independent Penticton social housing review

  Penticton mayor John Vassilaki wants the province to hit pause on plans to build a fourth supportive housing development in the city until the third-party review is complete.

  Jan 28, 2021
  
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• B.C. election 2020: Dan Ashton scores political hat trick in Penticton

  As of 2 a.m., with all 129 polls reported, Ashton lead the race with 9,137 votes, or 49.78 per cent. 

  Politics

  Oct 25, 2020
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• B.C. election 2020: Boot attempts to unseat Ashton in Penticton

  Boot is the city's first Black mayor and she recently found herself in the national spotlight after cutting up Confederate flag bandanas in front of a local Dollar Store.

  Oct 15, 2020
• Power grab or the right time? South Okanagan voters react to snap election call

  Some Penticton constituents felt the move was an opportunistic power grab, as Horgan banks on his party’s popularity right now outweighing any backlash for calling a snap election.

  Politics

  Sep 22, 2020
• Penticton candidates gear up for unprecedented B.C. election campaign amid COVID-19 pandemic

  On Monday, Premier John Horgan announced Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin granted his request to dissolve the legislature, laying the groundwork for B.C.’s 42nd general election.

  Sep 21, 2020
• ‘We feel so alone’: Penticton mobile home park residents facing eviction become desperate

  Residents facing eviction at a Penticton mobile home park say they fear homelessness as the vacate deadline looms.

  Aug 12, 2018
• ‘I’m grieving for the fact we are losing our home’; seniors handed eviction notices at Penticton mobile home park

  Seventy-six-year-old Georgine Melatini’s modest Penticton mobile home is a treasure trove of memories.

  May 9, 2018
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• Penticton MLA calling for Okanagan Lake management review

  The Penticton MLA said the review is necessary in the wake of extensive flooding, especially along the shores of Okanagan Lake.

  Politics

  Jun 8, 2017
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• Penticton motel transforming to affordable housing complex

  The provincial and federal governments are shelling out $3.2 million to buy and renovate the former Bel Air Motel in affordable housing units.

  Aug 11, 2016