Pinantan General Store

ROTHENBURGER – The Pinantan chicken and other tales of being grounded in the polar vortex

February 16, 2019 // 1 Comment

WHEN EVEN winter-hardened veterans from our neck of the woods complain about the weather, you know things aren’t normal. I haven’t heard this much bitching since Tim [Continue]

Thief rips off rural store’s ATM

July 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ POLICE — RCMP are looking for the driver of a white Ford F350 King Ranch crew cab with a white solid side canopy and no back window — and they’d like to know [Continue]

Pinantan store still on track for rebuilding this year

June 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ PINTANTAN — The owner of the Pinantan General Store is still “hopeful” work can begin on rebuilding by the end of August. Cory George said plans are out [Continue]

Start on new store expected in August; Pinantan discusses fire protection options

May 20, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ PINANTAN — There were lots of questions about how to get it done and what it would cost, but support for investigating fire service for Pinantan Lake seemed fairly [Continue]

Pinantan ponders next moves after store fire

April 22, 2014 // 0 Comments

What’s left of the Pinantan General Store remains behind a police tape with a security guard on duty as residents feel the loss of their local gathering place. Store [Continue]

Release of gas-tax funding sought for fire service in wake of Pinantan store blaze

April 17, 2014 // 1 Comment

PINANTAN LAKE — As the investigation into a fire that burned the Pinantan General Store to the ground late last night and early this morning continues, the Thompson-Nicola [Continue]

Pinantan General Store burns to ground, cause of fire inknown, no injuries reported

April 17, 2014 // 0 Comments

PINANTAN LAKE — The Pinantan General Store burned to the ground overnight after a fire broke out just before 11 p.m. Wednesday. “I was outside about to get some firewood [Continue]