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

A tender will be issued for improvements to the intersection of Highway 97 and Skaha Hills Drive/Sandhill Road in Penticton that will make the location safer and more efficient for pedestrians and vehicle traffic.

Temporary signal lights have been installed at the intersection of Highway 97 and Skaha Hills Drive/Sandhill Road to improve safety for drivers along this stretch of highway.

People will benefit from the major expansion at Penticton Regional Hospital as final renovations wrap up at the David E. Kampe Tower.

An independent review of supportive housing sites in Penticton found that residents are benefiting from having a stable home with access to supports.

To help reduce flood risk, the Province is providing the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) with $100,000 to create an updated flood risk and hazard assessment.

A new temporary shelter with 42 beds for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness is open in Penticton.

Effective immediately, Diane Nicholls, British Columbia’s chief forester, has set a new allowable annual cut (AAC) level for Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 8 in the Southern Interior.