News Items tag as: North Okanagan Regional District 2021

Residents get another say on Greater Vernon Cultural Centre
September 24, 2021 - 4:44 PM

NOTE TO READERS: The information supplied for this story has been retracted by the Regional District of North Okanagan. A spokesperson said the information was released in error and that more decisions need to be made before deciding how the regional district will handle the issue of the Greater Vernon Cultural Centre.
‘Wagging tails, lots of licks’: Vernon dog control looking after 14 puppy evacuees
August 27, 2021 - 3:26 PM

A complaint about excessive barking in Vernon turned into quite the tale for local dog control officers.
North Okanagan regional district to allow overnight homeless camps in regional parks
June 25, 2021 - 9:00 PM

The Regional District of the North Okanagan is asking for Vernon city council's support to allow overnight homeless camps in North Okanagan regional parks.
Tolko agrees to not log area near Vernon water source
May 04, 2021 - 5:00 PM

Tolko has agreed to halt its logging and road construction plans for an area above a creek that supplies more than half of the water for Greater Vernon.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Residents get another say on Greater Vernon Cultural Centre