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Burnt out Vernon street lights a B.C. Hydro problem
January 14, 2015 - 10:32 AM

VERNON - A city official is wondering what it will take for B.C. Hydro to change 29 burnt out street lights throughout Vernon.
Longer grace period coming to Vernon parking meters
January 13, 2015 - 7:27 PM

VERNON - Thanks to a directive from city council, when you pay for 15 minutes of parking downtown Vernon, you now get 20.
Lavington pellet plant yet another step closer to breaking ground
January 13, 2015 - 4:33 PM

COLDSTREAM - A controversial wood pellet plant has made it over another procedural hurdle.
Man hurls stuff at police from behind broken furniture barricade
January 13, 2015 - 2:40 PM

VERNON - Mounties were dodging household items rather than bullets when a man barricaded himself behind a pile of broken furniture during a standoff with police Monday night.
World famous photographer loses Kelowna cabin to fire
January 13, 2015 - 2:03 PM

KELOWNA – A luxury cabin in Ellison that burned to the ground over the weekend belongs to world-renowned photographer and inventor Gary Fong.
Photo generates tips in Enderby donation box theft
January 13, 2015 - 1:26 PM

VERNON - A photo released by police has generated a possible suspect in an Enderby case involving a stolen donation box.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
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A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

Burnt out Vernon street lights a B.C. Hydro problem