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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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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