News Items tag as: VNDEC2016

YEAR IN REVIEW: Film, movie, TV show and documentary makers focused the lens all over B.C.'s interior in 2016
January 01, 2017 - 4:30 PM

As Hollywood continues to rake in billions of dollars and independent films become easier to make, the region saw a fair number of productions using the Thompson or Okanagan regions as a film set.
YEAR IN REVIEW: 'Glamazon' flowers, WWII naval bunkers and a radio telescope among the cool places we visited this year
December 31, 2016 - 1:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - You may see them everyday, or have never heard of them before, but these are the places that we went and saw this year.
Historical treasures unearthed during Vernon Military Camp renovations
December 30, 2016 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - After decades spent buried beneath buildings, a number of historical objects were uncovered during recent construction work at the Vernon Military Camp.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Major unsolved crimes in the Southern Interior
December 29, 2016 - 9:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - From homicde to suspicious deaths and missing persons, there were several unsolved crimes in the Southern Interior this year.
YEAR IN REVIEW: The most memorable quotes of 2016
December 29, 2016 - 6:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - When journalists put something in quotes, it’s because the subject put it much better than we ever could.
Upcoming Polar Bear Swims from the Okanagan to Kamloops
December 29, 2016 - 2:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you want to kick off the New Year with a polar bear swim, there are several opportunities around the Okanagan, Shuswap and Kamloops areas to go for a dunk.
Wild goose chase across Vernon comes to a happy ending for lost dog
December 29, 2016 - 10:47 AM

VERNON - He has a few cuts and his paws are in rough shape, but Willis the dog has made it back home after leading his owner on a wild goose chase throughout Vernon for the past three days.
Snowfall warning in effect for Coquihalla from Merritt to Hope
December 28, 2016 - 4:31 PM

MERRITT - Drivers are being warned to drive to conditions on the Coquihalla this evening and tomorrow, after Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning.
iNPHOTOS: Christmas in the Interior was picture perfect
December 28, 2016 - 2:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Twinkling lights, snow-covered hills and wildlife made Christmastime in Kamloops and the Okanagan Valley especially photogenic this year.
'I thought I had lost her:' Dog reunites with Penticton owner after five days on Coquihalla
December 28, 2016 - 11:41 AM

'I'M STILL FLOORED BY ALL THE LOVE THAT WAS SHOWN'
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A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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