News Items tag as: VNAPR0815

Court hears speedboat and houseboat lit before crash that killed houseboat owner
April 09, 2015 - 5:00 AM

KAMLOOPS - A houseboat and a speedboat were on a collision course before a crash that killed the owner of the houseboat, B.C. Supreme Court has heard.
Local electronics retailer expands as big box stores close shop
April 08, 2015 - 7:28 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If Andre Blanleil gets any satisfaction from the demise of his retail competitor, electronics giant Future Shop, he doesn’t show it.
Vernon thief caught on video not who victims expected
April 08, 2015 - 5:53 PM

VERNON - Police are looking into an odd theft committed by what appears to be an unexpected culprit — an elderly woman.
Vernon Search and Rescue deploys helicopter to injured hiker
April 08, 2015 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - A seriously injured hiker in Kimberly has Vernon Search and Rescue to thank for getting him to the hospital in record time.
Sunny today, cloudy for final ski day of season
April 08, 2015 - 8:30 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - We may be starting the day well below seasonal normals but the next couple of days will be sunny and warm.
Vernon firefighters come to aid of entrapped person
April 08, 2015 - 8:26 AM

VERNON - Emergency crews freed two people trapped in a car after an accident Tuesday morning.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

Court hears speedboat and houseboat lit before crash that killed houseboat owner