News Items tag as: VNJAN2022

'Untold story': Vernon's 'bush boys' featured in new podcast
March 13, 2022 - 12:29 PM

In the fall of 2003, two teenage boys arrived in Vernon and claimed to have been raised in the deep B.C. wilderness without contact with society.
Firefighters douse small fire next door to Vernon Towne Theatre
February 10, 2022 - 8:30 AM

Firefighters were busy early this morning putting out a small fire at a downtown business next to the historic Vernon Towne Theatre.

Firefighters responded to tje fire at roughly 2 a.m. today, Feb. 10, in the 2900-block of 30 Avenue.
B.C. man awarded $1K for 'mental distress' in custody battle over dog
February 06, 2022 - 2:31 PM

A B.C. man has been awarded $1,000 for the mental anguish he had to go through after his former partner barred him from seeing their pet dog.
Second Okanagan protest convoy planned for this weekend
February 04, 2022 - 6:30 AM

While protesters from across the country are hunkered down in Ottawa in the ongoing trucker protest, supporters in the Okanagan are planning another show of support on Saturday.
Semi trucks collide on icy Trans-Canada near Salmon Arm
February 03, 2022 - 10:59 AM

Two commercial truck drivers escaped serious injury yesterday after one of the trucks lost control on an icy section of the Trans-Canada Highway west of Salmon Arm.
Southern Interior sees 40 per cent fewer homes for sale in January
February 02, 2022 - 4:30 PM
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Overall there were almost 40 per cent fewer homes for sale across the Southern Interior in January compared to the same month in 2021.
Salmon Arm man fined $130K for lying to investors
February 02, 2022 - 9:37 AM

A Salmon Arm man has been fined $130,000 for making false and misleading statements that lost investors, many of whom were elderly, the majority of their money.
North Okanagan heavy metal festival back on this summer
January 31, 2022 - 3:43 PM

Put on hiatus because of the pandemic, the weekend-long Armstrong heavy metal festival will be returning to the small North Okanagan town this summer.
B.C. Interior cattle ranchers grappling with feed shortages
January 30, 2022 - 3:33 PM

The summer’s floods, wildfires and extreme heat has meant a shortage of feed for cattle ranchers in the southern Interior.
Highway 1 to be closed due to avalanche work
January 30, 2022 - 9:14 AM

The Trans-Canada Highway will be closed this afternoon as crews conduct avalanche mitigation work.
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