News Items tag as: VNJUL0715

Vehicle thief handed nine months jail for stolen truck, ATVs
July 07, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - A 22-year-old with a taste for stolen vehicles will spend the next four-and-a-half months in jail after pleading guilty to possessing a stolen pickup truck and two all terrain vehicles last spring.
The power of information during electrical failure
July 07, 2015 - 8:00 PM

WHO HAS IT, WHO DOESN'T
If you missed the deadline on your favourite Okanagan produce this year, you weren't alone
July 07, 2015 - 6:30 PM

SO EARLY, IT'S UNHEARD OF
Cause of fire that destroyed Vernon ministry office will likely remain unknown
July 07, 2015 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - Investigators do not know for sure what started a massive fire in downtown Vernon and after a week-long investigation, have classified the cause as undetermined.
NHL beach party this Friday at Kal Lake
July 07, 2015 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - Get ready to have a beach day with some of your favourite National Hockey League players past and present in a fundraiser event for the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation this weekend.
B.C. firefighters getting help from Ontario
July 07, 2015 - 2:33 PM

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Crews fighting the nearly 200 wildfires raging across the province will get some help from our neighbours out east.
Smoky skies advisory issued for entire Thompson-Okanagan region
July 07, 2015 - 12:55 PM

THOMPSON OKANAGAN – If the visible smoke in the sky wasn't enough to warn you, a smoky skies advisory has now been issued for a large portion of the Southern Interior.
Elevated watering restrictions in effect for Greater Vernon Water customers
July 07, 2015 - 12:51 PM

VERNON - Heavier water restrictions are being imposed on Greater Vernon residents.
Vernon cyclist dies of crash injuries
July 07, 2015 - 12:05 PM

VERNON - A Vernon cyclist has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident last week.
Anti-bullying program legit, but RCMP not involved
July 07, 2015 - 12:03 PM

"THE TELEMARKETERS ARE QUITE PUSHY IN THEIR ATTEMPTS TO GET PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THE (ANTI-BULLYING) CAMPAIGN"
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
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

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