The population in the region was hunted to near extinction but efforts are now underway to bring the species back The syilx Okanagan Nation Alliance is celebrating a recent announcement to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascades ecosystem, which crosses the border between B.C. and Washington State. The U.S. National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced the decision to begin the reintroduction of the species by moving them from other areas in the Rockies and Interior. The last confirmed sighting of a grizzly, ki?lawna? in traditional syilx,...…The population in the region was hunted to near extinction but efforts are now underway to bring the species back The syilx Okanagan Nation Alliance is celebrating a recent announcement to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascades ecosystem, which crosses the border between B.C. and Washington State. The U.S. National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced the decision to begin the reintroduction of the species by moving them from other areas in the Rockies and Interior. The last confirmed sighting of a grizzly, ki?lawna? in traditional syilx,...WW…

Included in the Friday, April 26, print edition of the Penticton Western News is our Women Who Dare feature, where we highlight South Okanagan women who are making a difference in the community and in the business world. Below is a profile on Priya Sachdev. Just a year after coming to Penticton, Priya Sachdev has taken full advantage of the beautiful and welcoming community to establish herself and her business. Sachdev founded Sales Scalability, which works with businesses across the world to scale up their operations. She started the business shortly after arriving in Penticton...… Included in the Friday, April 26, print edition of the Penticton Western News is our Women Who Dare feature, where we highlight South Okanagan women who are making a difference in the community and in the business world. Below is a profile on Priya Sachdev. Just a year after coming to Penticton, Priya Sachdev has taken full advantage of the beautiful and welcoming community to establish herself and her business. Sachdev founded Sales Scalability, which works with businesses across the world to scale up their operations. She started the business shortly after arriving in Penticton...WW…

Included in the Friday, April 26, print edition of the Penticton Western News is our Women Who Dare feature, where we highlight South Okanagan women who are making a difference in the community and in the business world. Below is a profile on Priya Sachdev. Just a year after coming to Penticton, Priya Sachdev has taken full advantage of the beautiful and welcoming community to establish herself and her business. Sachdev founded Sales Scalability, which works with businesses across the world to scale up their operations. She started the business shortly after arriving in Penticton...… Included in the Friday, April 26, print edition of the Penticton Western News is our Women Who Dare feature, where we highlight South Okanagan women who are making a difference in the community and in the business world. Below is a profile on Priya Sachdev. Just a year after coming to Penticton, Priya Sachdev has taken full advantage of the beautiful and welcoming community to establish herself and her business. Sachdev founded Sales Scalability, which works with businesses across the world to scale up their operations. She started the business shortly after arriving in Penticton...WW…

Skip to contentHomeLocal NewsChristopher Donald Vern Davis was found guilty of possessing child sexual abuse imagesBrennan PhillipsA Penticton man who was found guilty of possession of child sexual abuse material has had his sentencing delayed over errors in a report made for the courts.The assessor behind the pre-sentencing report for Christopher Donald Vern Davis, born in 1990, had written under the misunderstanding that Davis had pleaded guilty instead of being found guilty at a trial.No full psychological assessment was conducted either for the report. Those errors may have contributed...…Skip to contentHomeLocal NewsChristopher Donald Vern Davis was found guilty of possessing child sexual abuse imagesBrennan PhillipsA Penticton man who was found guilty of possession of child sexual abuse material has had his sentencing delayed over errors in a report made for the courts.The assessor behind the pre-sentencing report for Christopher Donald Vern Davis, born in 1990, had written under the misunderstanding that Davis had pleaded guilty instead of being found guilty at a trial.No full psychological assessment was conducted either for the report. Those errors may have contributed...WW…