News Items tag as: VNJAN1315

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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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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