News Items tag as: VNAUG2022

This Shuswap sandcastle creator continues to dazzle community
September 25, 2022 - 7:02 AM

Take a drive along 1 Avenue in Salmon Arm and you may be surprised to find a sandcastle, complete with stained glass, towers, doors and more.
UPDATE: Missing Vernon man located
September 06, 2022 - 3:35 PM

UPDATE: Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022
No jail for low-level Vernon carfentanil dealer
August 31, 2022 - 4:34 PM

A Vernon judge decided not to send a woman caught selling potentially deadly drugs fentanyl and carfentanil to jail so they could continue on their path of rehabilitation.
Corn mazes of terror returning to Historic O'Keefe Ranch in Vernon
August 31, 2022 - 6:00 AM

The iconic corn maze at Historic O’Keefe Ranch is becoming the stage for 18 nights of horror this October.
Prolific offender admits to 'terrorizing' Vernon in week-long crime spree
August 30, 2022 - 7:00 PM

A prolific offender who "terrorized" Vernon for a week by stealing multiple vehicles and bear spraying people will spend another two years behind bars.
Kelowna, Vernon transit workers vote in favour of potential strike
August 30, 2022 - 6:00 PM
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Transit workers in Kelowna, Vernon and Salmon Arm have voted nearly 100 per cent in favour of strike action.
Armstrong IPE starts tomorrow
August 30, 2022 - 2:41 PM

The Armstrong IPE kicks off tomorrow.
Shoplifter threatened Vernon store staff with knife: Police
August 30, 2022 - 11:12 AM

A 42-year-old man has been arrested after he threatened staff with a knife while shoplifting.
Who are these peculiar blue men and what are they doing in the Okanagan?
August 27, 2022 - 2:29 PM

Look to the rivers and streams around the North Okanagan and you may notice a group of paper-mache masked blue men staring silently back at you.
Vernon residents to vote on $121 million active living centre in referendum
August 27, 2022 - 10:29 AM

This fall, Vernon residents will be asked to vote to allow the city to borrow $121 million to develop a new active living centre.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 5. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

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