News Items tag as: Lavington news

UPDATE: Missing elderly Lavington woman located
October 18, 2023 - 10:33 AM

UPDATE: Oct. 18, 2023
Mill worker with sleep apnea wins first round of case against Vernon company
July 05, 2023 - 7:30 AM

A BC man who accused a Vernon company of failing to accommodate him after he was diagnosed with complex sleep apnea has won the first round of a BC Human Rights Tribunal case.
Lavington homeowners wonder why a drone was visiting at 4 a.m.
June 27, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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A Lavington couple can’t think of any comforting reasons as to why a drone would have been creeping around their home in the middle of the night last weekend.
'Mayhem' the camel turns heads in North Okanagan
June 25, 2023 - 6:00 AM

A North Okanagan camel has been turning heads over the last few months since its arrival at a Lavington property.
Bad timing or negative messaging: Lavington church scrutinized for sign
June 29, 2020 - 2:13 PM

Lavington residents are raising concerns about a message posted outside a local church that they feel is out of step with the times.
North Okanagan author completes first novel during COVID-19 pandemic
June 18, 2020 - 12:00 PM

It took him 18 years, but a global pandemic finally gave a North Okanagan author the time and motivation he needed to finish his first novel.
Owners of North Okanagan industrial site ready to welcome '1,000 jobs'
February 04, 2020 - 4:10 PM

Over a decade after the Lavington glass plant closed its doors and roughly 350 jobs were lost, the industrial plant's new owners say their site is ready and can accommodate businesses that could create 1,000 jobs.
Province seeks $24K from Lavington resident who challenged Ministry of Environment over pellet plant
November 06, 2019 - 3:30 PM

A North Okanagan man who fought and lost an environmental battle with the province and a controversial Lavington wood pellet company, is now being pursued by the provincial government for nearly $24,000 in legal costs.
Man killed while walking on train tracks in North Okanagan
June 18, 2018 - 9:42 AM

LAVINGTON - An Okanagan man was killed Sunday afternoon after getting hit by a train.
UPDATE: Special air quality statement for Lavington is over
December 16, 2017 - 2:38 PM

UPDATE: 2:35 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

News Items tag as: Lavington news

UPDATE: Missing elderly Lavington woman located

Mill worker with sleep apnea wins first round of case against Vernon company

Lavington homeowners wonder why a drone was visiting at 4 a.m.

'Mayhem' the camel turns heads in North Okanagan

Bad timing or negative messaging: Lavington church scrutinized for sign

North Okanagan author completes first novel during COVID-19 pandemic

Owners of North Okanagan industrial site ready to welcome '1,000 jobs'

Province seeks $24K from Lavington resident who challenged Ministry of Environment over pellet plant

Man killed while walking on train tracks in North Okanagan

UPDATE: Special air quality statement for Lavington is over

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