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Okanagan Indian Band to continue fight for Commonage Reserve lands
June 01, 2015 - 7:28 PM

VERNON - After fighting for title rights to the Commonage Reserve in Vernon for over 100 years, the Okanagan Indian Band says an unfavourable court ruling does not mark the end of the battle.
Injunction fails, Okanagan Rail Trail land purchase goes ahead
June 01, 2015 - 12:41 PM

KELOWNA - The last real hurdle to the purchase of the CN Rail corridor purchase was removed this morning in B.C. Supreme Court where an injunction sought by the Okanagan Indian Band blocking the sale was denied.
Vernon man falls off boat after losing balance and hits propeller
June 01, 2015 - 12:21 PM

VERNON - Police are looking into what role alcohol may have played in a weekend boating accident which left a Vernon man badly injured — and they’re not investigating the driver of the boat.
Vernon boat blaze one of many suspicious fires
June 01, 2015 - 11:25 AM

VERNON - As police continue to investigate a rash of unsolved arsons from last summer, a number of new cases, including a suspicious boat fire over the weekend, are adding to an already lengthy list.
Cool, wet weather to hit Okanagan
June 01, 2015 - 7:29 AM

NEAR-RECORD HEAT EXPECTED BY WEEKEND
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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

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

Okanagan Indian Band to continue fight for Commonage Reserve lands