News Items tag as: Regional District North Okanagan

Report says housing could threaten Vernon drinking water and Kal Lake
November 20, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A development proposal from a North Okanagan agricultural company could potentially decrease the drinking water quality for much of the City of Vernon and increase the risk of algae blooms, says a Regional District of North Okanagan staff report.
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First stand-alone Taco Bell in BC opens in Vernon
Whether it’s for a quick lunch or a much needed late night burrito after an evening at the bar, folks in Vernon now have the option to visit Taco Bell. The city’s first Taco Bell, and one of the only ones in the B.C. Interior ha

Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small, rural Southern California town. Rive

Buddhist monastery along Kettle River in Boundary Country listed for $3M
A Buddhist monastery along the Kettle River in the Boundary region has hit the real estate market for $3,000,000. The property at 6055 Kettle River Forestry Service Road in the Christian Valley area near Westbridge has multiple homes,

Non-alcoholic drinks aren't just for the sober, as more Canadians cut back
Whether it's for a celebration, a gathering or an evening to unwind, Canadians increasingly favour non-alcoholic
January 05, 2025 9:00 PM
BC's new clean-energy czar is a climate 'wild card'
Adrian Dix is B.C.’s new climate and clean energy czar, but it’s not clear whether his appointment signa
January 05, 2025 7:00 PM
5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. Th
January 05, 2025 6:00 PM
How some men are trying to fight online misogyny amid 'your body, my choice' rhetoric
A young man with a buzz cut leans on a pristine countertop in a stark white kitchen and looks directly into the came
January 05, 2025 3:00 PM
'It isn't a future thing.' Climate change is taking a toll on Canada's lighthouses
HALIFAX - For more than 150 years, the stout and tidy Walton Harbour lighthouse in Nova Scotia has stood watch from
January 05, 2025 1:00 PM

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