News Items tag as: VNAPR1715

Police withdraw ticket given to Vernon scooter user involved in accident
April 20, 2015 - 2:41 PM

VERNON - A Vernon woman recovering from injuries sustained when her scooter was hit by a truck was going to fight a violation ticket police handed her after the accident, but now she won’t have to.
New money to fight invasive plants in Thompson-Okanagan
April 17, 2015 - 4:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The province is spending more than $1.7 million to help local governments and other organizations with the battle against unwanted plants damaging local ecosystems.
Vernon man admits guilt in car crash: nurse left paralyzed
April 17, 2015 - 10:05 AM

VERNON - A Vernon man has pleaded guilty to causing a car crash that left a local nurse paralyzed from the neck down.
A look at the northern lights over the Southern Interior
April 17, 2015 - 7:42 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Mother Nature has given us both clear skies and northern lights the last few nights, meaning local photographers have been keeping late hours this week.
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Kamloops could be next BC city to allow booze in a public park
Music fans and park-goers in Kamloops may be allowed to bring their own booze this summer. Kamloops city council will debate on June 10 whether or not to mirror recent policies in other BC cities which allow alcohol in select parks.

North Carolina governor forms council to recommend cannabis regulations
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says a panel he's tasked with recommending cannabis sale regulations — including potential legalization of adult use of marijuana — should aim to provide a structure in a s

Kelowna’s tent city policies ‘make people want to give up’
Members of Kelowna’s unhoused population and local housing advocates are warning that a new city strategy is putting the health and safety of unhoused people at risk. For almost

Police withdraw ticket given to Vernon scooter user involved in accident