
Brennan Phillips
Multi-media Journalist at Penticton Western News
Multi-media Journalist at Grand Forks Gazette
Multi-media Journalist with the Penticton Western News.
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
pentictonwesternnews.com | Brennan Phillips
Penticton City Council was left with even more questions on the parking situation in the downtown area after seeing the results of a recently completed study. Council was presented on May 27 with the results of the parking needs assessment that was commissioned in 2024, following the provincial changes to housing density and associated regulations including parking.
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3 weeks ago |
vernonmorningstar.com | Brennan Phillips
With a summer already set to celebrate a milestone 40th season, the Grist Mill and Gardens in Keremeos has unveiled their full line-up of performers for their summer concert series. The annual concert series has continued to grow over the years, and for the heritage site's 40th season in operation there are plenty of returning faces, including Celtic favourite Tiller's Folly.
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3 weeks ago |
vernonmorningstar.com | Brennan Phillips
An Oliver woman will repay the Town for destroying one of its little libraries while heavily intoxicated after she set it on fire in 2024. Crown and Defence for Gabrielle Campen, 21, presented Judge Mariane Armstrong in Penticton Provincial Court on May 30 with a joint submission for a conditional discharge based on her lack of a criminal record, efforts to rehabilitation, and willingness to take responsibility for her actions.
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4 weeks ago |
vernonmorningstar.com | Brennan Phillips
Half of Cathedral Provincial Park will be reopened to the public after it was closed during the Crater Creek Wildfire in 2023. Access to the park remains limited to foot traffic when it reopens on June 20, as Lake View Road is located in the closed section of the park. The wildfire destroyed the bridge along Lake View Road that allows vehicle access to the core area of the park, as well as the Lake of the Woods and Pyramid campgrounds.
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4 weeks ago |
vernonmorningstar.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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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