News Items tag as: VNJUL0815

Chance, community spirit, and the power of social media reunite lost cockatiel with Vernon family
July 08, 2015 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - It would have been a different story if Allison Griffiths hadn’t taken the afternoon off.
UPDATE: New weather records for Okanagan
July 08, 2015 - 4:26 PM

OKANAGAN - The day isn’t even over but new high temperature records were set in Kelowna and Vernon by 4 p.m. and Penticton was just behind with a record set by 5 p.m.
Coroner identifies woman killed on bicycle in Vernon
July 08, 2015 - 3:57 PM

VERNON - A woman killed when she was hit by a pickup truck while riding her bike in downtown Vernon July 2 has been identified.
Voluntary boat check program hitting the water in Vernon
July 08, 2015 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - Starting this weekend you will be able to ensure your boat meets necessary safety standards through a voluntary pre-check program offered by RCMP volunteers.
No, you can’t do that in B.C. right now
July 08, 2015 - 2:42 PM

‘SOMEONE IN AN INTERFACE AREA WAS USING A BLOW TORCH TO GET RID OF THEIR WEEDS’
UPDATE: First Nations woman confronts Justice Minister at Vernon luncheon
July 08, 2015 - 1:58 PM

VERNON - An angry and upset First Nations woman used a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Vernon to confront Justice Minister Peter MacKay about missing and murdered aboriginal women.
New North Okanagan child and youth advocacy centre gets federal backing
July 08, 2015 - 12:46 PM

VERNON - A cutting-edge pilot project in Vernon will help make things a little easier for young victims of crime.
Weather records could fall in Okanagan
July 08, 2015 - 10:31 AM

OKANAGAN - As temperatures in the Okanagan keep reaching well above 30 Celsius the possibility of new records being set throughout the region is very real today and tomorrow.
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