News Items tag as: Armstrong

iN PHOTOS: Colourful hot air balloons raise spirits in North Okanagan
September 12, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Armstrong resident Kelsey Ferguson Bernard was out walking her basset hounds early on a Saturday morning a couple of days ago when she saw bright hot air balloons drifting overhead.
Tickets on sale for North Okanagan’s first sunflower festival
July 28, 2021 - 7:00 PM

The founders of an Abbotsford tulip festival will be testing residents’ desire for flower festivals in the North Okanagan next month with sunflowers.
Armstrong fair fun gets underway
September 02, 2015 - 8:30 AM

ARMSTRONG - The Armstrong fair gets into full swing today.
Surprise gives Armstrong woman the 'wedding of a lifetime'
July 21, 2015 - 9:00 PM

THE WHOLE TOWN WAS BASICALLY IN ON IT
Appeal date set for June 2016 for man convicted in Taylor Van Diest murder
June 18, 2015 - 1:48 PM

ARMSTRONG - A trial date has been set to hear the appeal of a British Columbia man who was found guilty of murdering an 18-year-old woman four years ago.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

iN PHOTOS: Colourful hot air balloons raise spirits in North Okanagan