News Items tag as: Unexploded Explosive Ordnance Okanagan Indian Band still fighting for compensation over military explosives buried on reserve November 24, 2017 - 2:30 PM VERNON - The Okanagan Indian Band is carrying on its legal fight in B.C. Supreme Court over military explosives left buried on its land by the Department of National Defence. Developer getting more government cash for Vernon property used by National Defence November 22, 2017 - 8:00 PM VERNON - A B.C. developer has received another payment from the federal government for a Vernon property that may contain buried military explosives. Explosives unit disposes of possible bomb found in Vernon park March 28, 2017 - 10:20 AM VERNON - A possible bomb found in Vernon’s Marshall Field was blown up by RCMP early this morning. Okanagan Indian Band sues government for neglecting to remove unexploded military bombs from reserve land October 05, 2016 - 10:07 AM VERNON - The Okanagan Indian Band is taking the federal government to court over dangerous military training munitions that remain buried on reserve land. North Okanagan museum locked down after suspected live bomb found on display September 15, 2016 - 6:30 PM ARMSTRONG - A museum in the North Okanagan was locked down earlier this month after concerns were raised about a military mortar in one of the displays possibly being live. Unexploded ordinance found during mop up of wildfire in Predator Ridge area near Vernon August 29, 2016 - 11:15 AM VERNON - The City of Vernon is warning residents about unexploded ordinance after one was found by firefighters fighting the Kokanee Road wildfire in the Predator Ridge area this weekend. Artillery shell found in Sicamous ditch one of over a hundred found around B.C. every year March 10, 2016 - 2:30 PM VERNON - National Defence made a rare visit to Sicamous earlier this week to pick up an old military tank shell found in a ditch. Removing military explosives from Okanagan band land 'not as simple as putting money at it': DND January 21, 2016 - 1:02 PM VERNON - The Department of National Defence is responding to criticism from a local First Nation about the issue of removing military explosives from former training grounds. Why a private developer got $11M to remove bombs while the Okanagan Indian Band is still waiting January 19, 2016 - 8:00 PM ‘THE RICH GET RICHER AND THE FIRST NATIONS ARE LEFT IN THE AVENUES LAID OUT BY THE GOVERNMENT’ Okanagan Indian Band tired of waiting for Defence Department to clean up military explosives January 18, 2016 - 10:46 AM VERNON - Military explosives left littered on their lands by the Department of National Defence continue to hamper the Okanagan Indian Band’s plans for development. More ... THOMPSON: Italians are passionate about pasta sauce OPINION If you want start an argument the likes of which you’ve never seen…forget politics or religion. Simply get one Italian to sample another’s pasta sauce. It matters little whether they are man EDITORIAL CARTOON Top News Fish incubator vandalism leaves Lake Country outraged LAKE COUNTRY - A random act of vandalism in Lake Country has left residents outraged and looking for answers. December 11, 2018 12:07 PM CBC puts controversial holiday song 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' back on playlists CBC is changing its position on controversial Christmas classic "Baby, It's Cold Outside" after pullin December 11, 2018 11:41 AM Court of Appeal blocks Lakeside Inn's request to undo Lake Country council decision LAKE COUNTRY - The B.C. Court of Appeal shut down a Lake Country motel owner's appeal for a judicial review toda December 11, 2018 11:22 AM Ex-diplomat who worked on Trudeau's Hong Kong visit detained in China: reports OTTAWA - The federal government says it's making every effort to get to the bottom of the apparently unfounded a December 11, 2018 11:20 AM North Okanagan RCMP use spike belt to stop stolen pickup VERNON - Officers from Vernon and Lake Country worked together to catch a car theft suspect early this morning. December 11, 2018 10:56 AM Tweets by @infonewskamloop