News Items tag as: Ribbons of Green Trails Society

Local group wants Vernon to live up to its Trails Capital of BC moniker
October 22, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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Vernon has already been dubbed the Trails Capital of BC and a local group want to expand on that.
COVID made Greater Vernon the Trails Capital of B.C.
April 23, 2023 - 1:00 PM

Vernon’s Ribbons of Green Trails Society has been working for more than 20 years to develop trail networks in the Greater Vernon region.
Cyclists have another new 'hidden' trail in Vernon
August 26, 2020 - 6:00 AM

Largely hidden between Highway 97, the Okanagan Rail Trail and Kalamalka Lake, the final stretch of the Kal Crystal Waters Trail has recently been completed.
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The science and art of making mead at Vernon's Planet Bee
Mead has been gaining in popularity as an alcoholic beverage but also as a craft and career. Planet Bee in Vernon is a case in point. James Nowek, co-owner of Planet Bee honey farm, makes mead right on the premises from honey harvested from

Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures,

Don’t pay till 2025: Okanagan developers entice renters with freebies
While many people across the Okanagan struggle to find affordable housing those able — or willing — to splash out on rent will find multiple special offers trying to entice them to sign a lease. From a few months of free rent to

Local group wants Vernon to live up to its Trails Capital of BC moniker