News Items tag as: VNJAN2015

Vernon Winter Carnival ready to rock your socks off
February 04, 2015 - 4:29 PM

VERNON - This year’s Vernon Winter Carnival is ready to rock and roll with only a couple last minute changes due to the weather.
Avalanche control and rockslides along popular routes
January 20, 2015 - 1:38 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - There are a few things to consider if you're navigating B.C. roads or enjoying the great outdoors today.
Bomb threat forces evacuation at Salmon Arm school
January 20, 2015 - 12:53 PM

SALMON ARM - The students of a Salmon Arm middle school were evacuated Tuesday after a prank bomb threat.
Three separate car accidents on Highway 97 south of Vernon
January 20, 2015 - 9:34 AM

VERNON - Three car accidents on Highway 97 south of Vernon kept emergency crews busy Tuesday morning.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Advocacy group calls on Vancouver to 'embrace' cannabis tourism after 4-20 'debacle'
VANCOUVER - The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says the City of Vancouver's choice to discourage instead of sanction a marijuana celebration over the weekend was a costly "missed opportunity." The BC Craft Farmers Co-Op

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

Vernon Winter Carnival ready to rock your socks off