News Items tag as: VNJAN0915

Changes could be coming at Vernon parking meters
January 09, 2015 - 7:30 PM

VERNON - Vernon currently has the shortest grace period among nearby communities when it comes to expired parking meters, but that could be about to change.
Accused Westside shooter trial coming to an end
January 09, 2015 - 5:33 PM

"THE CASE BECOMES STRONGER WITH EACH PASSING KILOMETRE."
Woman's strange disappearance has police stumped
January 09, 2015 - 5:11 PM

VERNON - RCMP are hoping someone knows what happened to a missing Vernon woman.
Search and Rescue at the scene of serious snowmobile incident
January 09, 2015 - 4:05 PM

SICAMOUS - Vernon Search and Rescue is at the scene of a serious snowmobile accident in Sicamous.
Digital eyes spark assessment spikes
January 09, 2015 - 12:03 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — If your 2015 property assessment is up drastically, blame it on slightly creepy technology. B.C Assessment says Interior real estate has jumped in value by almost $2 billion and some of those price hikes are the fruit of

Alarm fails when fire catches in Vernon home
January 09, 2015 - 10:25 AM

VERNON - Fire forced three Vernon women out of their home in the middle of the night.
Arrest made in Vernon corner store armed robbery
January 09, 2015 - 9:06 AM

VERNON - Police arrested a man who allegedly pepper sprayed a corner store employee and made off with cigarettes and cash.
Senior pedestrian left unconscious; police seek information
January 09, 2015 - 8:37 AM

VERNON - Police are looking for more information about a hit and run that left a 69-year-old man unconscious on the side of the road.
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JONESIE: Why Reid Hamer-Jackson can't fight city hall
OPINION I don’t live in Kamloops. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s antics have no effect on me personally, so allow me to be a bit more philosophical about it. I want to like the guy, more for what he could represent than wh

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

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th