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Okanagan entrepreneurs kick butt at awards show
February 28, 2015 - 2:28 PM

OKANAGAN – A win at the B.C. Small Business Awards is no small feat, so having two businesses from Kelowna and one from Enderby honoured at the ceremony in Vancouver was a pretty big deal.
The household remedy that started a major RCMP drug investigation in Enderby
February 27, 2015 - 4:41 PM

VERNON - When authorities raided an Enderby business and lodging house last week, they noticed a horrible smell from a weird substance growing in a jar and called in the RCMP's drug lab unit from Vancouver—complete with full-body suits and gas masks.
Eco-friendly Earthship trend lands in Vernon
February 27, 2015 - 2:25 PM

VERNON - Vernon could soon be home to a bourgeoning building trend: an off-grid, self-sustaining structure called an Earthship.
Marijuana grow operation unplugged near Falkland
February 27, 2015 - 12:40 PM

VERNON – A month long investigation ended with an RCMP emergency response team raiding a suspected grow operation in the Falkland area.
Westside Road shooter not guilty of attempted murder
February 27, 2015 - 11:45 AM

KELOWNA – Michael Ellis, the man accused of shooting at police as he and two others tried to escape along Westside Road in 2012, was found not guilty of attempted murder but could still face a lengthy jail term after he was found guilty of more than a dozen other related charges.
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Okanagan entrepreneurs kick butt at awards show