People in Penticton soon will have more care options with the approval of a new long-term care (LTC) residence with 200 beds.

The successful Safe Community Situation Table program is expanding in Penticton to use a collaborative, early intervention approach to address complex social challenges by delivering faster access to services to people at high risk of harm, victimization or committing crime to survive.

People who use the handyDART system are seeing improved service as a result of the introduction of taxi supplemental service on Saturdays.

Following this year’s devastating loss of grapes, B.C. wineries will benefit from temporary support that will allow B.C. wines to be made with grapes and grape juice from outside of the province for the 2024 vintage year.

Penticton children and their families are benefiting from 34 new before- and after-school child care spaces at the Leapin Lizard’s Daycare Centre located on the grounds of Columbia Elementary school.

More than 100 children and their families will benefit from a new child care centre open on Edmonton Avenue in Penticton.

A $22-million capital investment will fund an expanded oncology clinic at Penticton Regional Hospital.