News Items tag as: Armstrong news

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.
RCMP looking for help to identify suspect in Armstrong gas station robbery
May 27, 2019 - 3:04 PM

ARMSTRONG - RCMP are appealing to the public in hopes of identifying a suspect in a robbery at a gas station in Armstrong last week.
Market weakness blamed for week-long shutdown at Tolko's Armstrong mill
May 23, 2019 - 3:09 PM

ARMSTRONG - Tolko's Armstrong and Soda Creek lumber mills are set to close for a week due to poor market conditions.
North Okanagan golf course up for sale and eyed for development
May 23, 2019 - 1:00 PM

ARMSTRONG - The Royal York Golf Club in Armstrong is the latest North Okanagan course currently on the market, and although the York family who owns the club have accepted an offer, the future of the roughly 50-acre site is far from certain.
Mother's Day fire leaves North Okanagan mom on 'emotional rollercoaster'
May 13, 2019 - 1:33 PM

SPALLUMCHEEN - When Mandi Tessman's son looked out of the window on Mother's Day morning from their home just north of Armstrong, he thought the shed was steaming. Rushing outside moments later to see flames bursting through the roof of the shed, her worst fears were confirmed.
Fire breaks out just north of Armstrong
May 12, 2019 - 12:04 PM

SPALLUMCHEEN - A fire broke out just north of Armstrong early this morning.
Sicamous to Armstrong rail trail could open by 2022
April 29, 2019 - 12:45 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - The proposed Sicamous to Armstrong rail trail took a step closer to becoming a reality following a $500,000 grant from the provincial government.
RCMP seek help finding man who robbed an Armstrong liquor store
February 01, 2019 - 3:24 PM

ARMSTRONG - RCMP are asking for the public's help to identify a man who held up an Armstrong liquor store with a sawed-off shotgun last night.
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