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Empty stores a worry for Vernon mall merchants
May 01, 2015 - 7:32 PM

VERNON - If you’ve been to the Village Green Centre lately, you might have noticed less variety in the 40-year-old mall.
Cruise into days gone by at the Starlight Drive-In
May 01, 2015 - 4:34 PM

ENDERBY - For Starlight Drive-In owner Paul Lindquist, the best part of the night is the intermission between shows. It’s when packs of children come blasting through the doors of the deliciously tacky concession in their pajamas to stock up on snacks and older couples stroll in holding hands, warm with the memory of days gone by.
Road to Silver Star, voted worst in B.C., getting repaved
May 01, 2015 - 3:33 PM

VERNON – The provincial government is going to spend almost $1.5 million dollars to upgrade more than 15 kilometres of Silver Star Road.
Jason Aldean set to ‘Burn It Down’ in Kelowna
May 01, 2015 - 8:00 AM

KELOWNA - Country music star Jason Aldean is coming to town this October on the Canadian leg of his recently expanded Burn It Down tour.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

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

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Empty stores a worry for Vernon mall merchants