News Items tag as: Vernon news

North Okanagan's population growth double what was predicted
May 15, 2022 - 4:05 PM
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The population of the North Okanagan grew at twice the rate it was expected to, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.
MYSTERY FILM: Decades-old footage from unidentified Vernon school surfaces
May 15, 2022 - 3:28 PM

A Vernon vintage film buff is asking for the public's help identify the contents of a mystery reel from a film taken in an unidentified Vernon school over 40 years ago.
Okanagan, Kamloops has some of the cheapest gas in B.C. right now
May 15, 2022 - 3:02 PM

Central and North Okanagan communities have some of the cheapest gas in the province right now as the Lower Mainland continues to break gas price records.
Hugely-popular Vernon night market returns this summer
May 14, 2022 - 4:32 PM
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After a very successful run last year the Polson Artisan Night Market returns to the Vernon park next week.
High streamflow advisory issued for rivers in Okanagan, Thompson Nicola and Shuswap
May 14, 2022 - 3:03 PM

B.C.’s River Forecast Centre has issued a warning for rapidly-rising rivers in the Southern Interior this weekend due to rain.
Vernon's Davison Orchards to be featured on 'Amazing Race Canada'
May 13, 2022 - 10:30 AM

Vernon's Davison Orchards recently played host to the popular TV show, The Amazing Race Canada.
Lake Country strata fined condo owner for having Alberta plates
May 13, 2022 - 7:40 AM

A poorly worded strata rule has allowed a Lake Country condo owner with Alberta plates to avoid paying the fines dished out against her.
Crankworx open to amateur mountain bikers at SilverStar event this summer
May 12, 2022 - 2:30 PM

Iconic mountain bike competition Crankworx is stopping at SilverStar Mountain Resort for a four-day event this summer.
Town of Spallumcheen sold resident's land in tax sale without notice
May 10, 2022 - 12:34 PM

A North Okanagan man who had his property sold for unpaid taxes without him knowing has won a legal case against the Township of Spallumcheen.
North Okanagan resident awarded Order of Canada in pandemic-delayed ceremony
May 09, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Coldstream composer and violinist Imant Raminsh has been given the Order of Canada.
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The moon will be eclipsed over Kamloops, Okanagan tonight
- This article was first published May 7, 2022. There will be a lunar eclipse on May 15 when the moon falls into the earth’s cone-shaped shadow, and it will be happening at a reasonable hour for skywatchers in Kamloops and the Oka

Kelowna’s Doc Willoughby’s pub to reopen as Bernie’s for dinner and a movie
One of Kelowna’s longest standing pubs is now closed but is slated to re-open in June with a new name and a new movie-centred theme. Doc Willoughby’s was a fixture on Bernard Avenue in downtown Kelowna since it opened in 1999.

Cartels in Oregon are morphing their pot-growing ops: police
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, law enforcement officials said Thursday. New challenges are emerging as a t

Why Kelowna may be heading toward a downtown highrise overbuild
The most visible sign that Kelowna is the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Canada with the third-fastest growing downtown core is the plethora of highrises that are not only under construction but in the works. There are 25 highri

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