News Items tag as: BX Swan Lake Fire Department 2016

Police investigating suspicious fires in the North Okanagan
August 30, 2016 - 4:32 PM

VERNON - Police are investigating a rash of recent fires in the Vernon area.
Swan Lake wildfire in Vernon considered suspicious
August 25, 2016 - 9:55 AM

VERNON - A North Okanagan fire chief says there’s growing angst in his community after a rash of roughly one dozen suspicious fires, including a blaze last night that threatened several homes.
Investigators 'looking at the bigger picture' as suspicious fires spike in Vernon neighbourhood
August 19, 2016 - 12:07 PM

VERNON - Another suspicious fire is under investigation in the Vernon area.
Vernon residents asked to stay alert as number of suspicious fires grows
July 29, 2016 - 2:06 PM

VERNON - The number of suspicious fires in a Vernon neighbourhood continues to grow.
Firefighters frustrated by pair of human-caused fires in North Okanagan
May 16, 2016 - 11:30 AM

“IT’S A LACK OF COMMON SENSE THAT DRIVES ME CRAZY”
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THOMPSON: Does money buy happiness? Seems it does, at least partly
OPINION Three years ago, a group of economists looked at data of every American taxpayer to determine exactly who - not by name but by occupation - are the richest of the rich. Specifically, they sought answers to the

Kamloops, Okanagan cherry farmer expecting price increases because of early cold
Despite cooler temperatures and variable spring weather in both the Okanagan Valley and the Thompson Valley, the owner of Jealous Fruits anticipates a normal, nice cherry crop coming this year. David Geen’s Coral Beach Farms has 850 a

More than ton of pot found in semi-trailer in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — More than a ton of marijuana has been seized from a tractor-trailer truck in southwest Detroit. The pot was detected during an inspection on May 11 by Customs and Border Protection officers at a cargo facility near the

Ending stigma: A Kelowna woman's experience living in supportive housing
Lee’s lived through hard times. Homelessness, substance use and poverty have all been part of it, but some of the toughest things are surprising, like stigma and the hostility it creates. Last winter, Lee split her time between the st

Police investigating suspicious fires in the North Okanagan