News Items tag as: VNJAN2023

iN PHOTOS: Outhouse races in North Okanagan flushed with success
January 23, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The parking lots and streets of Lumby were packed this past weekend for the third annual Lumby Outhouse Race, the biggest turnout yet.
Vernon school district steers anti-SOGI campaigners to BC government
January 22, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A flood of letters opposing the provincial Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity position should go to the province not the school board, according to School District 22 superintendent Christine Perkins.
UPDATE: Highway 97 at Monte Lake reopens after serious collision
January 16, 2024 - 10:39 AM

Highway 97 on the way to Kamloops from Vernon has reopened following a serious collision this morning.
RCMP ask for help to find missing elderly Coldstream man
January 03, 2024 - 8:26 AM

North Okanagan RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 83-year-old Coldstream man.
Indy filmmakers focusing on Falkland for upcoming documentary
February 11, 2023 - 11:30 AM

Falkland, British Columbia was chosen as the starting point for Kaizen Paradigm – a production company from Kelowna that hopes to showcase more small towns in the Okanagan area.
Slippery conditions on Trans-Canada in Shuswap prompts warning from RCMP
January 31, 2023 - 4:02 PM

RCMP have issued a travel advisory for the Trans-Canada Highway through the Shuswap region this afternoon.
Stolen licence plate leads to drug trafficking charges for Vernon man
January 29, 2023 - 6:30 PM

Mounties in B.C.'s Interior say a Vernon man has been charged for drug trafficking after his vehicle was allegedly found with a stolen Saskatchewan licence plate.
iN PHOTOS: Moose family visits Vernon horse farm
January 29, 2023 - 6:00 PM
iNhome

A family of moose who moved into the woods beside a horse farm in Vernon is drawing interest and delight, and a photographer is capturing them with his camera.
New owners take on popular downtown Vernon restaurant
January 29, 2023 - 12:00 PM
iNwine

A popular downtown Vernon restaurant recently changed hands and the new owners are already rolling up their sleeves.
Judge slams payday loan company's dirty tricks against Shuswap couple
January 27, 2023 - 7:34 AM

A payday loan company that charged a Shuswap couple 45 per cent interest on a $10,000 loan won't be able to go after the couple in the courts after a judge slammed almost every move the company made to get a default order against them and recoup the money.
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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

Recreational marijuana backers try to overcome rocky history in South Dakota
Advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota, a mission with a rocky history, submitted thousands of signatures to election officials on Tuesday in the hopes of once again getting the issue on the conservative state's Novemb

Kelowna increased land values; now residents, businesses are getting the bills
The City of Kelowna was far ahead of the provincial government when it streamlined higher density housing in core areas almost two years ago. The city made it easier to redevelop existing properties to gain height or density without going t

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