News Items tag as: Mayor Akbal Mund

UPDATE: Akbal Mund out as Vernon mayor; seeking council seat
September 07, 2018 - 12:32 PM

VERNON - Mayor Akbal Mund will not seek re-election as mayor this fall but will be on the ballot as a councillor.
Vernon mayor given immediate roadside prohibition after breathalyzer test
November 06, 2017 - 5:00 PM

VERNON - Mayor Akbal Mund says he went out to pick up a friend who needed a safe ride home — instead he was the one who got pulled over for drinking and driving and issued an immediate roadside prohibition.
The unique way Vernon is considering honouring its veterans
November 16, 2016 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Vernon could become the first city in Canada to honour veterans with a poppy crosswalk.
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iN DISCUSSION: When the law can't keep up with technology
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Supply of locally grown turkeys limited in Okanagan, Kamloops this year
Anyone wanting a fresh, free range turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year might want to get their orders in with local farmers while supplies last. Karen Smith of North Valley Farm in Salmon Arm is fielding orders for her birds, wit

iN NUMBERS: Now that weed is legal BC teens are smoking less
Getting stoned has never been more permitted in Canada, which means it has never been less cool for young people. Teenagers in BC are smoking less pot than they used to. If you really want to discourage your teen from smoking weed, light up

Tale of two cities: Why Kelowna built more upzoned housing than Coquitlam
Kelowna and Coquitlam created similar policies to get more housing built, but each city had very different results and a new study has found out why. Both cities were upzoned, meaning they allowed developers to put several homes like a four

UPDATE: Akbal Mund out as Vernon mayor; seeking council seat