Brennan Phillips
Multi-media Journalist at Penticton Western News
Multi-media Journalist at Grand Forks Gazette
Multi-media Journalist with the Penticton Western News.
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1 week ago |
pentictonwesternnews.com | Brennan Phillips
Four years after he received a kidney transplant, one Penticton man is paying it forward and hoping to get the rest of the community on board with him. Jason Yadlowski was 32 when he was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease in 2008, and despite his young age for the disease, it advanced and left him with barely over half his kidney function, which continued to drop.
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1 week ago |
pentictonwesternnews.com | Brennan Phillips
Thanks to a generous donation, a new bursary will provide funding support for students from the South Okanagan Similkameen going into the medical field. The Trish and Phil Medical Bursary Fund was established thanks to the support of the local donors, who provided $1 million to the fund. The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan-Similkameen (CFSOS) will administer bursaries for local students, providing multi-year awards for undergraduate studies and medical school.
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vernonmorningstar.com | Brennan Phillips
Penticton's former city councillor-turned-MLA Amelia Boultbee's complaints about her former colleagues "cutting her out" from discussions on an encampment of unhoused individuals next to Ellis Creek drew flak from the city's mayor. The Opposition MLA took to social media on May 25 to express her disappointment with the city after they appeared to have slighted her by not involving her in any discussions or meetings with either the province or the Penticton Indian Band over the encampment.
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vernonmorningstar.com | Brennan Phillips
A two-month substance-use fuelled spree of vehicle thefts and break-ins in Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton, including a trailer with over $300,000 worth of lumber, has landed a man an 852-day jail sentence. After time already served in custody was taken into account, Kevin Brophy, 45, was ordered to serve another 279 days in jail according to the May 23 judgement. Brophy was sentenced in Kelowna Supreme Court after he pleaded guilty to seven of the 18 charges laid against him.
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keremeosreview.com | Brennan Phillips
The Lower Similkameen Indian Band has installed measures to slow down drivers on Fairview Road around the daycare and health office. The speed humps and high-visibility signage were installed to address concerns about the speed of vehicles travelling along the road.
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The Penticton Fire Department and two helicopters are assisting the Naramata Fire Department after a fire began to spread into the grass on Gammon Road. #naramata #penticton https://t.co/fEpzQLl1Kz
Traffic is currently slowed down heading out of Penticton past the Airport after a truck went off the road and crashed into the security fence. RCMP are on the scene. #penticton https://t.co/tvmy3hN5i6
A fire in an abandoned property on Leathead Road has reduced traffic to a single lane. #Kelowna #fire https://t.co/okwOHIIIGe
