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'I'M SCARED': Okanagan woman fears loss of life-changing chronic pain treatment
May 04, 2019 - 12:00 PM

VERNON - Anne Harvey spent years finding a pain management regime that allows her to have five “good” weeks every three months — but even that small reprieve is now in jeopardy with proposed changes to how chronic pain services are delivered in B.C.
Fire at suspected Enderby drug house
April 30, 2019 - 5:15 PM

ENDERBY - A suspected Enderby drug house was damaged by fire and smoke this afternoon, just as the occupants were vacating the condemned property.
Former kitchen manager takes Village Green Hotel to human rights tribunal
April 30, 2019 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - The Village Green Hotel has lost its bid to have a discrimination case thrown out that was brought before a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal by a former employee who says she was let go after 20 years of service while on medical leave.
Canada wide anesthesiologist shortage behind Armstrong eye clinic's possible move
April 30, 2019 - 2:10 PM

ARMSTRONG - Supporters of the Armstrong eye clinic are adamant closing the facility is no way of dealing with a shortage of doctors and want Interior Health to find long term solutions to their staffing woes.
Vernon RCMP arrest suspected drug dealers taking nap in parked car
April 30, 2019 - 10:51 AM

VERNON - A Vernon couple who decided to take a nap in a vehicle they'd allegedly stolen were picked up by police and arrested.
RCMP seek witnesses to suspicious downtown Vernon fire
April 30, 2019 - 9:30 AM

VERNON - RCMP is eager to speak to a man who attempted to extinguish a fire in downtown Vernon, before leaving the scene driving away in a BMW last week.
Starlight Drive-in gears up for 2019 season
April 29, 2019 - 4:30 PM

ENDERBY - The Starlight Drive-in is kicking off its opening weekend with a double bill of movies the whole family can enjoy under the stars.
Okanagan author makes shortlist for prestigious award
April 29, 2019 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - North Okanagan writer Ken Mather has been shortlisted for the 2019 B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing.
Sicamous to Armstrong rail trail could open by 2022
April 29, 2019 - 12:45 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - The proposed Sicamous to Armstrong rail trail took a step closer to becoming a reality following a $500,000 grant from the provincial government.
Sunshine, clouds and maybe some rain in the Okanagan this week
April 29, 2019 - 10:49 AM

KELOWNA - There’s a possibility of rain in Penticton today while the rest of the Okanagan valley can expect mostly sunny conditions, although there is a chance of thunderstorms on the ridges.
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