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Weekly Volunteer Highlights for Feb. 11 to 18
February 11, 2016 - 12:00 PM

Wildlife Park
Family Farm Assistants - The Wildlife Park is in need of volunteers to assist our zookeepers in maintaining a safe environment at our Home Hardware Family Farm for the Spring Break & Easter Weekend from March 19th to April 3rd, 2016. The volunteers will be interacting with the park guests as they interact with our goats! The Volunteers will also be keeping the barn area clean. Hours: 10am - 3:30 pm.
Docudrama 'Seeds' re-enacts court battle with Monsanto
January 31, 2016 - 3:30 PM

The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Society proudly presents Seeds on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 starting at 8:00 p.m. at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre. Seeds is the third of five shows in our 2015/16 Theatre series.

Porte Parole’s Seeds is a dramatic re-enactment of the 4-year legal battle between Monsanto, one of the world’s biggest biotech corporations, and Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser.
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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

Weekly Volunteer Highlights for Feb. 11 to 18