News Items tag as: VNAPR2019

'I'M SCARED': Okanagan woman fears loss of life-changing chronic pain treatment
May 04, 2019 - 12:00 PM

VERNON - Anne Harvey spent years finding a pain management regime that allows her to have five “good” weeks every three months — but even that small reprieve is now in jeopardy with proposed changes to how chronic pain services are delivered in B.C.
Fire at suspected Enderby drug house
April 30, 2019 - 5:15 PM

ENDERBY - A suspected Enderby drug house was damaged by fire and smoke this afternoon, just as the occupants were vacating the condemned property.
Former kitchen manager takes Village Green Hotel to human rights tribunal
April 30, 2019 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - The Village Green Hotel has lost its bid to have a discrimination case thrown out that was brought before a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal by a former employee who says she was let go after 20 years of service while on medical leave.
Canada wide anesthesiologist shortage behind Armstrong eye clinic's possible move
April 30, 2019 - 2:10 PM

ARMSTRONG - Supporters of the Armstrong eye clinic are adamant closing the facility is no way of dealing with a shortage of doctors and want Interior Health to find long term solutions to their staffing woes.
Vernon RCMP arrest suspected drug dealers taking nap in parked car
April 30, 2019 - 10:51 AM

VERNON - A Vernon couple who decided to take a nap in a vehicle they'd allegedly stolen were picked up by police and arrested.
RCMP seek witnesses to suspicious downtown Vernon fire
April 30, 2019 - 9:30 AM

VERNON - RCMP is eager to speak to a man who attempted to extinguish a fire in downtown Vernon, before leaving the scene driving away in a BMW last week.
Starlight Drive-in gears up for 2019 season
April 29, 2019 - 4:30 PM

ENDERBY - The Starlight Drive-in is kicking off its opening weekend with a double bill of movies the whole family can enjoy under the stars.
Okanagan author makes shortlist for prestigious award
April 29, 2019 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - North Okanagan writer Ken Mather has been shortlisted for the 2019 B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing.
Sicamous to Armstrong rail trail could open by 2022
April 29, 2019 - 12:45 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - The proposed Sicamous to Armstrong rail trail took a step closer to becoming a reality following a $500,000 grant from the provincial government.
Sunshine, clouds and maybe some rain in the Okanagan this week
April 29, 2019 - 10:49 AM

KELOWNA - There’s a possibility of rain in Penticton today while the rest of the Okanagan valley can expect mostly sunny conditions, although there is a chance of thunderstorms on the ridges.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjone

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

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

News Items tag as: VNAPR2019

'I'M SCARED': Okanagan woman fears loss of life-changing chronic pain treatment

Fire at suspected Enderby drug house

Former kitchen manager takes Village Green Hotel to human rights tribunal

Canada wide anesthesiologist shortage behind Armstrong eye clinic's possible move

Vernon RCMP arrest suspected drug dealers taking nap in parked car

RCMP seek witnesses to suspicious downtown Vernon fire

Starlight Drive-in gears up for 2019 season

Okanagan author makes shortlist for prestigious award

Sicamous to Armstrong rail trail could open by 2022

Sunshine, clouds and maybe some rain in the Okanagan this week

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