News Items tag as: Vernon Search and Rescue 2016

Rescue personnel share advice after dramatic search for father and son on Okanagan Lake
July 26, 2016 - 11:30 AM

VERNON - Vernon Search and Rescue is reminding the public to take precautions after a father and son were thrown from their Sea-doo and stranded in Okanagan Lake for hours.
Search for missing man in Vernon ends quickly thanks to good samaritan
June 10, 2016 - 8:00 AM

VERNON - A good samaritan helped shape a happy ending in the search of a missing senior earlier this week in Vernon.
Armstrong hiker reported missing was 'having a great time in the mountains'
May 19, 2016 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - An Armstrong man on a solo hiking expedition in Monashee Provincial Park was likely quite surprised yesterday, May 18, when a large group of search and rescuers came looking for him.
UPDATE: Armstrong man located in Monashee Provincial Park
May 18, 2016 - 7:29 PM

VERNON - An Armstrong man who was reported missing after heading out to hike in an area northeast of Cherryvile earlier this week has been located.
Man rescued from steep cliff near Vernon's Turtle Mountain
April 26, 2016 - 7:06 AM

VERNON - A man was rescued from a steep cliff and taken to hospital yesterday afternoon.
Stranded snowmobilers rescued in North Okanagan; on their own dime to retrieve sleds
February 29, 2016 - 10:14 AM

"WE DON'T RESCUE SNOWMOBILES, WE RESCUE PEOPLE."
UPDATE: Sledders lost in high risk avalanche zone near Cherryville found safe
February 22, 2016 - 12:28 PM

CHERRYVILLE - Half a dozen snowmobilers were located safe and sound this morning thanks to a full scale rescue operation.
Snowmobilers missing in Shuswap rescued by helicopter
January 23, 2016 - 10:47 AM

VERNON – A pair of snowmobilers spent two nights trapped in the snow in the bottom of a gulley in the Shuswap before being rescued by helicopter this morning, Jan. 23.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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