News Items tag as: Linear Park camp 2017

High visibility of Vernon's Linear Park homeless camp is a good thing: RCMP
October 10, 2017 - 3:54 PM

VERNON - Vernon city council is considering ways to alleviate safety concerns around the Linear Park homeless camp, but according to the RCMP, it's already safer than its predecessor at Polson Park.
High profile Vernon homeless camp makes issues hard to ignore
October 05, 2017 - 2:39 PM

"IT PUTS HOW BAD HOMELESSNESS IS RIGHT IN THE PUBLIC'S EYE"
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JONESIE: Kamloops mayor could learn from Kelowna's mayor about wielding power
OPINION Kamloops City Councillors should consider themselves lucky. They have a bit of a bully for a mayor, but one who doesn’t know how to use his power properly. Reid Hamer-Jackson should have found time at the Southern In

From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn't legalize it for rec

More real estate listings and lower prices in Kamloops, Okanagan
A recent real estate report has good news for home buyers in the southern Interior. There are more houses on the market and lower prices around Kamloops and the Okanagan. The Association of Interior Realtors released its report for April to

High visibility of Vernon's Linear Park homeless camp is a good thing: RCMP