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iN MAP: Where to enjoy outdoor skating from the Okanagan to Kamloops
December 28, 2019 - 11:56 AM

Winter is rolling in Kamloops and the Okanagan this month, bringing with it opportunities to get outside, be really Canadian and strap on some skates.
Vernon’s live music scene is dying and the people trying to keep it alive
February 28, 2019 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Musician Tim Reardon remembers the days when you'd have a hard time getting into a bar if there was a live band playing.
B.C. punk rockers Dayglo Abortions making stop in Vernon
February 28, 2019 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - Iconic Canadian punk rockers Dayglo Abortions are heading to Vernon.
Snow will give way to sunny skies this weekend in Okanagan
February 28, 2019 - 11:50 AM

OKANAGAN - After all the snow in the Okanagan today, the sun will be back out this weekend, but it will remain unseasonably cold.
Cherryville artisan creates jewellery with loved one's ashes
February 27, 2019 - 9:00 PM

CHERRYVILLE - It may appear somewhat morbid to some, but artisan Helen Kovacs makes about 100 pieces of jewellery a year containing someone's ashes.
Vernon councillors back 8.5 acre business park development
February 26, 2019 - 7:00 PM

VERNON – A proposal to build an 8.5-acre business park on Silver Star Road came one step closer to reality yesterday after the City supported rezoning the site.
Vernon looks for help from neighbours in new fight with provincial government
February 26, 2019 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Local politicians are calling for support from nearby municipalities to claw back more community control over land use by provincial authorities — specifically safe injection sites and homeless shelters.
Survey says what? Crime and security not the most pressing issue facing downtown Vernon businesses?
February 26, 2019 - 3:23 PM

VERNON - The conversation surrounding Vernon's street entrenched population and its effect of downtown business may be hotly debated, but a recent survey shows the issue isn't the most pressing challenge downtown business owners face.
Vernon's Predator Ridge resort set to hold recruitment fair
February 25, 2019 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Predator Ridge is gearing up for the upcoming busy tourist season and is holding a recruitment fair to help fill dozens of vacancies on offer.
Vernon gymnastics club appeal to council for $75,000 grant
February 25, 2019 - 3:51 PM

VERNON - North Valley Gymnastics Society is asking Vernon council for a $75,000 grant to cover outstanding debts following construction of their new facility in 2018.
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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 fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

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