PentictonHerald.ca An online news provider of South Okanagan
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Penticton Herald-Front Page
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About Us
It has been almost 100 years since the words were put to paper, but the ragged, yellowed pages still tell a story. The date was July 21,1906 when W.J. Clement published the first edition of the Penticton Press, the newspaper which would later become the Penticton Herald. Issued every Saturday, subscriptions to the Penticton press in 1906 cost one dollar a year, payable in advance, July 2 1910 the Press became the Herald. Over the years the Herald became a 3 time a week newspaper and on September 9, 1957 became a 5 day a week paper. Saturday was added in February 89. In 1996 Saturday was renamed to the Okanagan and published jointly with the Daily Courier from Kelowna. In 2000, Sunday was added and now the Herald is only one of a few papers in British Columbia to deliver every day. Headlines from Penticton that have graced the pages include the Penticton V's world championship hockey victory, a devastating fire in the hills east of Penticton known as the Garnet Fire, in 1948 Penticton assumes new city status and the SS Sicamous docks. Today, the Herald also publishes Southern Exposure, Okanagan Valley TV Guide and Real Estate Today and is owned by Horizon Operations Canada Ltd.
