News Items tag as: VNAPR2020

'A pretty small appetizer': Native Okanagan crayfish a tasty catch
May 04, 2020 - 7:00 AM

While Nova Scotia lobsters fetch a hefty price and end up on dinner plates across the country, the Okanagan also has its very own tasty crustacean, albeit quite a bit smaller and significantly less popular.
1,000 km upstream: 150,000 sockeye to make the journey back to the southern Okanagan
May 02, 2020 - 8:30 AM

It's roughly a 1,000-kilometre journey that's all upstream and it's estimated 150,000 Okanagan sockeye salmon are soon to start the treacherous trip back to the southern Okanagan.
Cultus Lake, Vernon waterslides owner waiting to see if they can open
May 02, 2020 - 7:00 AM

The new owners are still going ahead with behind the scenes maintenance and general upgrading at the newly named North Okanagan waterslide park, Splashdown Vernon.
'I know somebody took her life:' Ashley Simpson's family still waiting for answers four years after disappearance
May 01, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Cindy Simpson knows that somebody knows something.
UPDATE: Missing Enderby man located
May 01, 2020 - 8:18 AM

UPDATE: 8:15 a.m. Friday May 1, 2020
Kelowna FreshCo opening next week; Vernon store sees delays
April 29, 2020 - 3:15 PM

Kelowna's newest supermarket, FreshCo, is scheduled to open next week, while the Vernon store looks at a possible June opening.
Lack of tourism dollars means Vernon visitor centre will remain closed
April 29, 2020 - 12:45 PM

The Vernon Visitor Information Centre will remain closed for the foreseeable future due to cost-cutting measures implemented by the City.
Vernon RCMP arrest 3 men; cash, drugs and a loaded firearm found
April 29, 2020 - 8:48 AM

Three North Okanagan men all in their early 20s were arrested yesterday after driving erratically in a bid to flee from police in a vehicle with a missing licence plate.
While awaiting trial for his wife's murder, former Vernon man said he was discriminated against
April 29, 2020 - 8:28 AM

A Vernon man who helped his wife’s killer evade arrest for 33 years unsuccessfully filed a Human Rights Code rights complaint, alleging discrimination in services based on age, mental and physical disability.
'Into the unknown': Vernon teacher pens a song about COVID-19 life
April 29, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Parents may be feeling at their wit's end trying to balance their children’s education with their own jobs, but it’s not easy being a teacher either.
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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 third week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jon

iN PHOTOS: Heated domes provide one-of-a-kind Okanagan winter dining experience
The dining domes at a West Kelowna winery offer customers a unique and extravagant experience during the cold and dreary winter months in the Okanagan. With fluffy brown and white blankets draped over cushioned chairs, tables draped with bl

Unlicensed BC cannabis store loses another appeal
A BC couple who ran an unlicensed cannabis store have lost a legal challenge almost five years after their store was raided. According to a Jan. 15 BC Supreme Court decision, Michelle Vrinder Sikora and Douglas Peter Sikora have launched nu

Kelowna moves to loosen up short-term rental rules
Kelowna city council has decided to loosen up its short-term rental rules after a year of complaints from residents. Council directed staff to draw up new bylaws that align with the provincial short-term rental laws at a meeting yesterday,

News Items tag as: VNAPR2020

'A pretty small appetizer': Native Okanagan crayfish a tasty catch

1,000 km upstream: 150,000 sockeye to make the journey back to the southern Okanagan

Cultus Lake, Vernon waterslides owner waiting to see if they can open

'I know somebody took her life:' Ashley Simpson's family still waiting for answers four years after disappearance

UPDATE: Missing Enderby man located

Kelowna FreshCo opening next week; Vernon store sees delays

Lack of tourism dollars means Vernon visitor centre will remain closed

Vernon RCMP arrest 3 men; cash, drugs and a loaded firearm found

While awaiting trial for his wife's murder, former Vernon man said he was discriminated against

'Into the unknown': Vernon teacher pens a song about COVID-19 life

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