News Items tag as: VNAPR2018

UPDATE: Missing Vernon teenager located
June 25, 2018 - 1:51 PM

UPDATE: 1:45 p.m. Monday, June 25, 2018
The single biggest reason behind the spike in homelessness in Vernon
May 01, 2018 - 7:31 PM

VERNON - There’s no question homelessness has become much more visible on the streets of Vernon in the last couple of years, but why now?
Why a Vernon business owner was fined for pushing cart, garbage to homeless shelter
April 30, 2018 - 5:30 PM

VERNON - Vernon bylaw is clearing up some misconceptions about what it can and can’t do when it comes to illegally dumped garbage on private property.
How B.C.’s proposed speculation tax could impact Vernon
April 30, 2018 - 2:53 PM

VERNON - One of Vernon’s biggest housing developers says it’s already had a drop in the number of out-of-province buyers following the announcement of a proposed speculation tax in B.C.
Looking for a forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
April 29, 2018 - 4:05 PM

VERNON -Meet Rex.
'I wish I could bring them back': Drunk driver apologizes for causing the deaths of two friends
April 27, 2018 - 2:42 PM

VERNON - Two lives were lost and many more changed forever as a result of a young man’s choice to drive drunk two years ago in the North Okanagan.
Housing market a major challenge for Vernon businesses
April 26, 2018 - 2:00 PM

VERNON - The challenging housing market and lack of affordable homes is making it difficult for some local businesses to attract and keep staff.
Warm weather sparks high streamflow advisory for Southern Interior
April 26, 2018 - 11:33 AM

While most of us will bask in the sunny, warm weather forecast this week in Southern Interior, those near rivers and streams will be keeping a close eye on the rising waters.
City putting some of Vernon's pot shops out of business
April 25, 2018 - 7:30 PM
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VERNON - The City of Vernon will be telling some local pot shops to shut down after they failed to meet provisions for a temporary permit.
These tiny strips could save hundreds of lives
April 25, 2018 - 6:30 PM

Social service agencies in six Interior cities will be offering drug-testing strips for users.
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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,

MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan
An organization that matches young, aspiring farmers to landholders has noticed fewer people are investing in orchards and vineyards in the Okanagan following the industry’s challenges this year. Young Agrarians is a national organiza

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

News Items tag as: VNAPR2018

UPDATE: Missing Vernon teenager located

The single biggest reason behind the spike in homelessness in Vernon

Why a Vernon business owner was fined for pushing cart, garbage to homeless shelter

How B.C.’s proposed speculation tax could impact Vernon

Looking for a forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week

'I wish I could bring them back': Drunk driver apologizes for causing the deaths of two friends

Housing market a major challenge for Vernon businesses

Warm weather sparks high streamflow advisory for Southern Interior

City putting some of Vernon's pot shops out of business

These tiny strips could save hundreds of lives

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