News Items tag as: Vimy Ridge

First World War: Okanagan soldiers fought hard at Vimy Ridge
April 08, 2019 - 4:00 PM

Walter Harvey Wilson was born in Strathclair, Manitoba in 1893, but he called Kelowna home. When the First World War broke out across Europe, he enlisted on June 8, 1915 in Winnipeg. He joined thousands of Canadians at one of the defining battles of the war: Vimy Ridge.
Vernon man builds back-alley shrine to honour 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge
April 07, 2017 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - A Vernon man has made it his mission to convert the nondescript alley behind his home into a shrine for Vimy Ridge.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

First World War: Okanagan soldiers fought hard at Vimy Ridge