News Items tag as: Food Action Society North Okanagan

Good news for North Okanagan Good Food Box Program
March 20, 2018 - 2:39 PM

VERNON - Community members have rallied to save the longstanding Good Food Box program in the North Okanagan.
Loss of North Okanagan Good Food Box program a concern for low-income residents
March 09, 2018 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - At a time when she was on disability and her husband had just lost his job, the box of cheap, fresh produce that came every month made things a little easier for Lumby resident Julia Richardson.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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iN VIDEO: After years of winter damage, optimistic outlook for peach crop at Vernon orchard
Peach trees at Davison Orchards in Vernon are looking healthy without any bud damage coming out of the winter months after suffering major cold weather damage for three years in a row. The orchard grows several varietals of apples, pears an

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

'Skating on thin ice': Kelowna's housing sales well below normal
A BC real estate analysis report says Kelowna's housing market is "skating on thin ice" as February's sales were a mere fraction of what was expected. According to The Kelowna Rennie Advantage report, the jump in sales fro

Good news for North Okanagan Good Food Box Program