News Items tag as: VNFEB2022

North Okanagan curler happy to be home with bronze Paralympic medal
March 20, 2022 - 8:01 AM

A Spallumcheen woman who never participated in a Paralympics game without earning a medal has returned home with a shiny new bronze to add to her collection.
UPDATE: Vernon RCMP say missing woman located
March 03, 2022 - 9:42 AM

UPDATE: Thursday, March 3, 2022
Vernon puts 500-metre buffer between pot shops in oversaturated market
February 28, 2022 - 6:00 PM
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More than two years after the suggestion was originally brought to the table, Vernon city council has passed a motion to require cannabis stores to be at least 500 metres from each other.
Vernon petitioners urge city to turn former Kin Race Track into bike park
February 27, 2022 - 2:33 PM

Petitioners are asking Vernon city council to turn a former race track into an all-age bike park.
syilx elders in need of support after fire destroys home
February 25, 2022 - 1:05 PM

An Okanagan Indian Band family is focused on rebuilding after their house was destroyed by fire this week.
Rally in support of Ukraine this weekend in Vernon
February 25, 2022 - 1:00 PM

Vernon residents are rallying to support Ukraine this weekend outside of a Vernon church.
iN PHOTOS: Vernon man slogs in knee-high snow to get amazing Aberdeen columns photos
February 25, 2022 - 7:30 AM

A Vernon-based landscape photographer snapped some snowy, early spring photos of the spectacular Aberdeen columns this week.
7-year-old Saskatchewan girl abducted last year found in Vernon
February 24, 2022 - 3:26 PM

A missing seven-year-old Saskatchewan girl who was allegedly abducted by her father last November has been found in Vernon.
Woman suing Catholic church alleging sexual abuse at Vernon school
February 24, 2022 - 6:00 AM

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No jail time for Vernon grandmother guilty of defrauding charity
February 23, 2022 - 7:00 AM

North Okanagan resident Jennifer Louis had 17 cents in her bank account when she fraudulently changed names on her employer's cheques and deposited them into her own bank account.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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