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Penticton Vees goaltender Will Ingemann faces a shot from Cole Melady from the Coquitlam Express during BCHL All-Star Weekend on Penticton’s outdoor next to city hall on Jan. 20, 2024. (Logan Lockhart/Western News)

PHOTOS: Hardest shot? Fastest skater? BCHL all-stars hit Penticton rink

City’s outdoor rink hosts festivities for second time in as many years

Penticton Vees goaltender Will Ingemann faces a shot from Cole Melady from the Coquitlam Express during BCHL All-Star Weekend on Penticton’s outdoor next to city hall on Jan. 20, 2024. (Logan Lockhart/Western News)
Former New Jersey Devils forward Scott Gomez, left, was among those to participate in the BCHL Alumni Game on Jan. 20, in Penticton. (Logan Lockhart/Western News)

Scott Gomez, Kyle Turris among stars in Penticton for BCHL Alumni Game

Beloved hockey veterans lace up the skates on city’s outdoor rink

Former New Jersey Devils forward Scott Gomez, left, was among those to participate in the BCHL Alumni Game on Jan. 20, in Penticton. (Logan Lockhart/Western News)
Kyle Turris chasing a loose puck with the Nashville Predators in 2017. Turris is among the stars suting up in the BCHL Alumni Game in Penticton on Jan. 20, 2024. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Kyle Turris, Scott Gomez heading to Penticton for BCHL Alumni Game

League is bringing its all-star weekend festivities to the city’s outdoor rink on Jan. 20

Kyle Turris chasing a loose puck with the Nashville Predators in 2017. Turris is among the stars suting up in the BCHL Alumni Game in Penticton on Jan. 20, 2024. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Okanagan Lake in Penticton on Jan. 12, 2023. Tempertures with the windchill are reaching lows of below -30 C. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)

PHOTOS: ‘Waterspout’ above Okanagan Lake as extreme cold hits Penticton

Temperatures with the windchill reaching marks of below -30 C

Okanagan Lake in Penticton on Jan. 12, 2023. Tempertures with the windchill are reaching lows of below -30 C. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)
Oliver RCMP is investigating after a prominent member of the South Okanagan wine industry is alleged to have sexually assaulted a migrant worker from Mexico that he employed. (File photo)

Member of Oliver wine industry alleged to have sexually assaulted worker

Police believe there may be additional victims

Oliver RCMP is investigating after a prominent member of the South Okanagan wine industry is alleged to have sexually assaulted a migrant worker from Mexico that he employed. (File photo)
Renderings of the proposed Summit Ice Centre in Lockport, Illinois, featuring what would be the largest hockey stick in the world. (Photo- City of Lockport/Instagram)

Who’s going to claim the Penticton-made, world’s largest hockey stick?

The 205-foot structure has been on Vancouver Island for 35 years but is now up for sale

Renderings of the proposed Summit Ice Centre in Lockport, Illinois, featuring what would be the largest hockey stick in the world. (Photo- City of Lockport/Instagram)
The Penticton Vees sending their thoughts to Penticton’s Andy Moog, who has shared that he is battling cancer. (Penticton Vees/Facebook)

B.C. hockey legend Andy Moog diagnosed with cancer

The former NHL goaltender, 63, was born and raised in Penticton

The Penticton Vees sending their thoughts to Penticton’s Andy Moog, who has shared that he is battling cancer. (Penticton Vees/Facebook)
The Penticton Vees erupted for eight goals on Friday, Nov. 17, against the Prince George Spruce Kings to extend their home winning streak to 49 games, dating back to March 2022. (Photo- Cherie Morgan)

50 wins and 600 days later, hockey’s Vees remain unstoppable in Penticton

Team hasn’t lost on home ice since March 2022, setting an all-time BCHL record

The Penticton Vees erupted for eight goals on Friday, Nov. 17, against the Prince George Spruce Kings to extend their home winning streak to 49 games, dating back to March 2022. (Photo- Cherie Morgan)
The Vancouver Canucks’ top prospects opened the 2023 Young Stars Classic with a 7-1 victory against the Calgary Flames on Friday, Sept. 15, at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton. (Photo- Jennifer Small)

PHOTOS: Vancouver Canucks’ top prospects shine in Penticton

The annual Young Stars Classic runs through Monday, Sept. 18

The Vancouver Canucks’ top prospects opened the 2023 Young Stars Classic with a 7-1 victory against the Calgary Flames on Friday, Sept. 15, at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton. (Photo- Jennifer Small)
The Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire is now considered “held,” as of Friday, Sept. 1. (BC Wildfire Service)

Twin Lakes wildfire considered ‘held,’ crews continue to fight blaze south of Keremeos

Crater Creek wildfire remains ‘out of control’; 13 properties still on evacuation order

The Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire is now considered “held,” as of Friday, Sept. 1. (BC Wildfire Service)
Calvin Barr from the Okanagan’s Luxury Lake Tours has launched a new water taxi service from Peachland to Summerland, as Highway 97 remains closed due to a rockslide. (Submitted/Luxury Lake Tours)

Okanagan Lake water taxi arrives as rockslide keeps Highway 97 closed

Luxury Lake Tours can take people from Peachland to Summerland

Calvin Barr from the Okanagan’s Luxury Lake Tours has launched a new water taxi service from Peachland to Summerland, as Highway 97 remains closed due to a rockslide. (Submitted/Luxury Lake Tours)
Skyler Punnett’s new illistration, ‘The Crow That Ate The Wind,’ honours the first responders who fight wildfires. (Skyler Punnett)

Penticton artist honours firefighters nationwide

Proceeds from the work’s sales set to go to the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Skyler Punnett’s new illistration, ‘The Crow That Ate The Wind,’ honours the first responders who fight wildfires. (Skyler Punnett)
RCMP Cst. Borg captured fighting a spot fire on West Kelowna’s Parkinson Road. (Photo- Kelowna RCMP)

Mountie captured battling fire with garden hose near West Kelowna home

Officer notices blaze and jumps in to protect home, RCMP photo shows

RCMP Cst. Borg captured fighting a spot fire on West Kelowna’s Parkinson Road. (Photo- Kelowna RCMP)
The Crater Creek wildfire south of Keremeos has grown to more than 44,000 hectares in size and has crossed the border into the United States. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)

UPDATE: Crews fight Crater Creek wildfire near Keremeos under favourable conditions

The cross-border fire now sits at 44,000 hectares southwest of the Similkameen village

The Crater Creek wildfire south of Keremeos has grown to more than 44,000 hectares in size and has crossed the border into the United States. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)
Crews are responding a fast-moving grass fire on Saturday, Aug. 19, in West Bench. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)

UPDATE: Fast-moving grass fire in Penticton under control

Penticton Fire Department, PIB and BC Wildfire Service currently on scene in West Bench

Crews are responding a fast-moving grass fire on Saturday, Aug. 19, in West Bench. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)
The 22,000-hectare Crater Creek wildfire overnight, Saturday, Aug. 19. (Photo- Tierra McIvor)

UPDATE: More growth expected as Crater Creek wildfire near Keremeos crosses border

BC Wildfire Service now working with officials south of the border to fight 37,000-hectare blaze

The 22,000-hectare Crater Creek wildfire overnight, Saturday, Aug. 19. (Photo- Tierra McIvor)
Air crews were busy dropping retardant on the flanks of the Eagle Bluff Wildfire on the edge of Osoyoos on July 30. The wildfire has now grown to more than 3,000 hectares, as of Tuesday, Aug. 1. (Melissa Genberg - Facebook)

Eagle Bluff Wildfire grows to more than 3,000 hectares in Osoyoos

The fire saw growth overnight but some evacuation orders and hundreds of alerts rescinded

Air crews were busy dropping retardant on the flanks of the Eagle Bluff Wildfire on the edge of Osoyoos on July 30. The wildfire has now grown to more than 3,000 hectares, as of Tuesday, Aug. 1. (Melissa Genberg - Facebook)
A fire burning southwest of Oroville, Wash. is producing visible smoke that could be seen from Osoyoos. (Cheri Swanson/Facebook)

Washington State fire brings visible smoke to Osoyoos

Residents shared photos on Saturday of the smoke they see from the Oroville, Wash. blaze

A fire burning southwest of Oroville, Wash. is producing visible smoke that could be seen from Osoyoos. (Cheri Swanson/Facebook)
The Kevin Brook Wildfire, located south of Summerland, is now considered held. (Photo- BC Wildfire Service)

Wildfire south of Summerland considered held: BCWS

The Kevin Brook Wildfire was discovered Friday and grew to .2 hectares in size

The Kevin Brook Wildfire, located south of Summerland, is now considered held. (Photo- BC Wildfire Service)
Multiple fires sparked northwest of Penticton Friday, July 21. (Photo- BC Wildfire Service)

5 wildfires spark northwest of Penticton

The Kevin Brook Wildfire is located just south of Summerland and is .2 hectares in size

Multiple fires sparked northwest of Penticton Friday, July 21. (Photo- BC Wildfire Service)