News Items tag as: Sandy Beach

Garbage cans, picnic benches coming as regional district takes over Vernon's Sandy Beach
July 13, 2020 - 5:28 PM

A popular Vernon beach often used by partygoers as a place to have campfires without interference from the authorities has been brought under the management of the Regional District of North Okanagan and will be revamped.
Making sense of beach water testing
July 09, 2017 - 7:30 PM

VERNON - If you go down to Sandy Beach on Okanagan Lake, you’ll find signs that state: “Danger: Contaminated Water.” But, if you walk just a little further to the adjacent Kin Beach, you’re good to go, according to the regional district and Interior Health.
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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

Garbage cans, picnic benches coming as regional district takes over Vernon's Sandy Beach