News Items tag as: Armstrong news

Calls for median on Highway 97A in North Okanagan after another fatal crash
December 02, 2019 - 4:50 PM

A fatal car crash that took place south of Armstrong yesterday is a sad reminder for a North Okanagan woman who lost a loved one on the same stretch of road earlier this year.
UPDATE: Woman dead in crash on Highway 97A in North Okanagan
December 02, 2019 - 10:13 AM

One person died and two others were injured following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 97A at Eagle Rock Road south of Armstrong Sunday.
Kamloops woman suing after amusement ride accident at Armstrong IPE
November 19, 2019 - 11:10 AM

A Kamloops woman has launched a lawsuit alleging she suffered injuries after going on an amusement ride at the Armstrong Interior Provincial Exhibition last year.
Tolko reducing capacity at its Armstrong, Williams Lake lumber mills
September 18, 2019 - 10:38 AM

VERNON - Vernon-based forestry company Tolko Industries has announced it is implementing a "flexible operating footprint" at it's Armstrong mill.
Lightning suspected cause in fire burning outside Armstrong
September 04, 2019 - 11:14 AM

ARMSTRONG - The storm that rolled through the Okanagan last night is suspected to have caused a small wildfire burning 10 kilometres from Armstrong.
iN PHOTOS: Rustic digs, epic performances at Armstrong's Caravan Farm Theatre
July 31, 2019 - 6:00 AM

ARMSTRONG - Located on the upper floor of a barn that looks about a century older than its 40 years, the faces of sheep, deer and coyotes stare down from log beams.
UPDATE: Vernon police identify fraud suspect
July 09, 2019 - 10:42 AM

UPDATE - RCMP have identified a man caught on surveillance camera suspected of using a stolen bank card in the Armstrong area.
North Okanagan gathering to provoke conversation about missing and murdered Indigenous women
June 17, 2019 - 3:00 PM

ARMSTRONG - Mollie Bono has had a lot of conversations about the recently released report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. In one instance, she spent three hours talking with a group about the inquiry's use of the word "genocide."
Tolko extending temporary closure of Armstrong and Williams Lake sawmills
June 05, 2019 - 11:39 AM

VERNON - Tolko Industries is extending the downtime at its lumber mills in Armstrong and Williams Lake for another two weeks.
Bear euthanized and Armstrong resident with unsecured garbage fined
June 04, 2019 - 12:05 PM

ARMSTRONG - A young bear has been euthanized and an Armstrong resident fined $230 for having unsecured garbage on their property that led to repeat visits by the bear.
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MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Aeronauts' doesn't exactly soar, but Felicity Jones does
Would you like to ride in Eddie Redmayne's beautiful balloon? Tom Harper's “The Aeronauts,” starring Felicity Jones and Redmayne, is loosely based on a record-setting 19th century balloon expedition into the atmosphere.