News Items tag as: VNAPR2017

The free life — and lives — of Dag Aabye
August 22, 2021 - 12:00 PM

This feature first ran on iNFOnews in April of 2017.
UPDATE: Search for missing Shuswap senior becomes recovery mission
May 08, 2017 - 4:15 PM

SHUSWAP - The search for a Shuswap senior who went missing after a mudslide struck his home has taken a somber turn.
Court case alleges heroin mixed with fentanyl, methylfentanyl was dealt in Vernon
May 06, 2017 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - A man accused of trafficking heroin laced with fentanyl and methylfentanyl won’t have the remainder of his case heard in Vernon, where the offence allegedly took place.
UPDATE: Armstrong declares state of local emergency due to flooding
May 06, 2017 - 7:43 AM

ARMSTRONG - Armstrong has declared a state of local emergency in response to flooding.
Judge restricts evidence in Armstrong manslaughter case due to charter breach
May 05, 2017 - 7:30 PM

VERNON - Internet searches made by the accused in a North Okanagan manslaughter case cannot be used against him in court because the evidence was unlawfully gathered by police, a judge ruled today.
UPDATE: Enderby residents put on mandatory water conservation and boil water advisory
May 05, 2017 - 4:01 PM

ENDERBY - High turbidity caused by last night’s rainfall is creating water issues in Enderby.
Heavy rain creating flooding concerns in North Okanagan
May 05, 2017 - 3:05 PM

LUMBY - Residents from Lumby to Spallumcheen are experiencing localized flooding today.
Sandbags available throughout North Okanagan as region experiences above-average rainfall
May 05, 2017 - 1:59 PM

VERNON - With a much wetter spring than normal, the North Okanagan Regional District is reminding property owners that some help for flood protection is available.
Salmon Arm RCMP hand out nearly 30 traffic tickets in three hours
May 05, 2017 - 1:57 PM

SALMON ARM - Driving infractions were plentiful in Salmon Arm earlier this week as Mounties cracked down on drivers.
Organizers hope hundreds will join walk for missing North Okanagan women
May 05, 2017 - 1:00 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - Meagan Louis is hoping for a turnout of 500 people for a walk to raise awareness about missing and murdered women in the North Okanagan.
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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 fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

News Items tag as: VNAPR2017

The free life — and lives — of Dag Aabye

UPDATE: Search for missing Shuswap senior becomes recovery mission

Court case alleges heroin mixed with fentanyl, methylfentanyl was dealt in Vernon

UPDATE: Armstrong declares state of local emergency due to flooding

Judge restricts evidence in Armstrong manslaughter case due to charter breach

UPDATE: Enderby residents put on mandatory water conservation and boil water advisory

Heavy rain creating flooding concerns in North Okanagan

Sandbags available throughout North Okanagan as region experiences above-average rainfall

Salmon Arm RCMP hand out nearly 30 traffic tickets in three hours

Organizers hope hundreds will join walk for missing North Okanagan women

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