News Items tag as: Spallumcheen news

More than 200,000 sunflowers planted for popular North Okanagan festival
July 12, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Preparations are in the works for the colourful Bloom Sunflower Festival in Spallumcheen that will feature eight acres of sunflowers on a farm just north of Armstrong, the only festival of its kind in the Thompson-Okanagan.
UPDATE: North Okanagan wildfire evacuation orders rescinded
July 07, 2023 - 3:51 PM

UPDATE July 8, 6:59 a.m.: Evacuations in the Township of Spallumcheen were rescinded last night and residents were allowed to return home while remaining on evacuation alert. More updates are expected today.
Car thieves attempt to flee from RCMP in North Okanagan
November 29, 2022 - 3:32 PM
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Two men were taken into custody after trying to evade North Okanagan RCMP at risky, high speeds late last week.
UPDATE: Power mostly restored to B.C. Hydro customers in Shuswap, North Okanagan
November 10, 2022 - 10:54 AM

Power has been mostly restored across the Shuswap region and part of the North Okanagan after and outage left more than 26,000 B.C. Hydro customers without electricity this morning.
LOOKYLOOS: Vernon police charge 3 drivers caught taking photos of fatal accident
July 14, 2022 - 12:55 PM
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While emergency crews were responding to a fatal collision in Spallumcheen, officers watched several drivers recording the scene on their phones.
'Back with a bang': North Okanagan's Caravan Farm Theatre gears up for 44th season
April 23, 2022 - 5:12 PM

After a turbulent two years caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Okanagan's Caravan Farm Theatre is back for its 44th season with shows starting in just a few weeks.
North Okanagan curler happy to be home with bronze Paralympic medal
March 20, 2022 - 8:01 AM

A Spallumcheen woman who never participated in a Paralympics game without earning a medal has returned home with a shiny new bronze to add to her collection.
North Okanagan curler to represent Canada in Paralympic Winter Games
January 27, 2022 - 2:30 PM

A curler from the North Okanagan will be representing Canada in the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
Armstrong's Caravan Farm Theatre looking for kids to scare 'living daylights' out of adults
September 25, 2021 - 6:30 AM

A popular walk of walk of terror event held by the Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong is returning this year and is in need of some kids to scare hundreds of adults.
Water dams, 21,000 gallon containers placed around Spallumcheen in preparation for 3,000 ha planned ignition
August 29, 2021 - 12:10 PM

Spallumcheen residents will likely see water dams and large bins filled with water today as the town prepares for a 3,000 ha planned ignition on the White Rock Lake wildfire tomorrow.
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Skeetchestn residents left 'sick' after bear shot dozens of times in middle of night
Neighbours were left feeling sick after they watched a treed bear get shot dozens of times with an underpowered gun over almost an hour in a trailer park at the Skeetchestn Indian Band last month. They watched and listened as a group shone

Canneries had a short but vital heyday in Kamloops, Okanagan
When you think of agriculture in Kamloops, the mind turns to hay and cattle. That makes sense because, according to Venture Kamloops, the beef and dairy industries, along with supporting crops, now accounts for 85-90% of agricultural acreag

Federal Court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin mushroom access
VANCOUVER - Megan McLaren thought her future career was in law enforcement, but her path radically shifted thanks in part to psychedelic drug therapy, she says. McLaren left a civilian position with the Vancouver Police Department in 2019 f

Airbnb doesn't compete with Kamloops, Kelowna hotels but still stalling recovery
In the past year, the number of short-term rentals in the Thompson-Okanagan region has grown by 11.3% to almost 5,000. Those rentals are marketed to tourists so it would be logical to assume that hotels and motels, still struggling to recov

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