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City of Vernon issues tips to protect yourself from vehicle theft
October 25, 2016 - 10:53 AM

Vernon residents have noticed an increase of thefts from vehicles in residential areas in the past two months. RCMP files indicate that the majority of thefts from vehicles are due to vehicles being left unlocked. Primary targets of thieves are purses, wallets and electronic devices.
Guide to keeping urban chickens in Kamloops
July 05, 2016 - 10:31 AM

KAMLOOPS - Starting June 21st, 2016 Kamloops residents are permitted to keep up to five hens on single-family and two-family residential lots greater than 370 m² within City limits.

At the June 21st, 2016 Council meeting, Council approved amendments to the Animal Control Bylaw to regulate the keeping of hens.
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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

City of Vernon issues tips to protect yourself from vehicle theft