News Items tag as: Ben Bulmer

Family of woman who went missing in North Okanagan offer reward for information
June 18, 2019 - 5:25 PM

VERNON - The family of a North Okanagan woman who went missing three years ago are now offering a reward for information.
Province should make exemption to milfoil rototilling ban to fight invasive species: report
June 18, 2019 - 4:41 PM

A new Parliamentary committee report suggests that an exemption should be put in place to allow methods of aquatic invasive species control currently banned on some lakes in the Okanagan.
North Okanagan Regional District eyes bylaw forcing businesses to compost food waste by 2021
June 18, 2019 - 4:00 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - The Regional District Of North Okanagan has drafted a plan to force all commercial enterprises to compost their food waste by the end of 2021.
Unknown white powder prompts evacuation at Vernon library
June 18, 2019 - 2:32 PM

VERNON - An unknown white powder found at the Vernon branch of the Okanagan Regional Library forced the building to be evacuated yesterday afternoon.
Cops nab Enderby man in Dollar Store armed robbery
June 18, 2019 - 10:42 AM

ENDERBY - A 25-year-old Enderby man linked to a spate of crimes, was arrested yesterday afternoon after holding up the Dollar Store with a knife.
Salmon Arm rooftop sprinkler inventor 'overwhelmed' by orders
June 18, 2019 - 7:00 AM

SALMON ARM - When Salmon Arm resident Bryan Coffey first thought to make an easy-to-install rooftop sprinkler system that would protect homes during wildfires, he knew he had a good idea.
High times at Okanagan Indian Band's 'Green Mile'
June 18, 2019 - 6:00 AM

NORTH OKANAGAN - Turning off Highway 97 and heading southwest on Westside Road north of Vernon, motorists only need go a matter of metres before they're met with a sign that reads 'Top Hat Cannabis 14K.'
Couple who died in North Okanagan fire felt they had 'no way out' of financial troubles
June 17, 2019 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - A couple who died in a house fire in May 2018 were facing the foreclosure of their home and intentionally started the blaze as part of a plan to end their lives.
Vernon kicks off summer with Sunshine Festival
June 13, 2019 - 5:30 PM

VERNON - Vernon's 25th annual Sunshine Festival takes place this Saturday, June 15, offering the roughly 15,000 participants expected to turn up the biggest event since it started nearly a quarter of a century ago.
HomeSense job fair happening in Vernon now
June 13, 2019 - 11:09 AM

VERNON - In preparation for its new store opening in Vernon, HomeSense is holding a three-day job fair looking to fill a variety of positions.
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ANDERSON: The elites are out of touch and populism is on the rise
OPINION As tired a phrase as “the elites are out of touch” may be, the elites truly are out of touch and people are fed up. Populism is on the rise across the world and no one seems to fully understand why