News Items tag as: VNAUG2415

Mom raises $14K for Cuddle Cots across Thompson-Okanagan
August 24, 2015 - 8:00 PM

WEST KELOWNA – What started as an idea to bring to Kelowna General Hospital a device which gives parents of stillborn children a few extra days with their child will now help families across the entire Thompson-Okanagan.
Coroner identifies North Okanagan man killed in crash
August 24, 2015 - 3:59 PM

SPALLUMCHEEN - The B.C. Coroners Service has released the name of a North Okanagan man who died in a car accident last week.
B.C. crews begin work on Washington wildfire
August 24, 2015 - 3:23 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - B.C. Wildfire firefighters have begun work on a Washington-based wildfire inching its way toward the Canadian border.
ELECTION 2015: Getting to know Jacqui Gingras, North Okanagan-Shuswap NDP candidate
August 24, 2015 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - For North Okanagan-Shuswap NDP candidate Jacqui Gingras, running in the 2015 federal election has been four years in the making.
Decision on Kelowna Mountie accused of assault expected in September
August 24, 2015 - 1:59 PM

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Small North Okanagan town bands together for Rock Creek fire victims
August 24, 2015 - 10:35 AM

GRINDROD - A small community in the North Okanagan area is rallying together for victims of the Rock Creek wildfire.
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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 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

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

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

Mom raises $14K for Cuddle Cots across Thompson-Okanagan