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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Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
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Police withdraw ticket given to Vernon scooter user involved in accident