Drivers are advised that Highway 3A will remain closed at Yellow Lake while crews manage the stability of the slope, following a rockslide on the morning of Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

Hundreds of municipal, First Nations and BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) firefighters from across the province are coming together at the Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit in Penticton to train, collaborate and learn about new technology and practices ahead of the 2025 wildfire season.

To improve safety and traffic flow, work will start in October 2024 at the intersection of Highway 97 and Skaha Hills Drive.

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.

From City of Penticton: https://www.penticton.ca/city-hall/news-alerts/latest-segment-penticton-creek-restoration-project-now-complete