News Items tag as: VNJUL2024

iN PHOTOS: Two popular North Okanagan hiking trails to explore this summer
August 02, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Some outdoor enthusiasts are spending the summer hitting the trails in the Thompson-Okanagan and there are many to choose from.
Crankworx mountain biking competition introduces a new women's series
July 31, 2024 - 9:00 PM

Crankworx mountain biking comes to Vernon and welcomes women to compete in the new gold level women’s slopestyle event.
In secret, OKIB council members awarded themselves a huge pay increase
July 30, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Behind closed doors, the Okanagan Indian Band council have voted themselves up to 50% pay increases and kept knowledge of the extra wages from their membership.
Vernon woman’s body found in wheeled cart at Polson Park
July 30, 2024 - 11:38 AM

Police are looking for answers after a 40-year-old Vernon woman’s body was found in a wheeled cart in Polson Park on Monday.
Unsurprisingly, goose poop still a massive problem on Okanagan beaches
July 29, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Tip-toeing through the goose feces littering the grass at Vernon's Kin Beach on Okanagan Lake it's a wonder why anyone would bother going there.
Shuswap school district fined $3,000 over repeated water sampling failure
July 28, 2024 - 3:30 PM

The North Okanagan Shuswap school district has been fined $3,040 for multiple failures in submitting water samples to the province.
Vernon musician suing Interior Health Authority over delayed diagnosis
July 28, 2024 - 2:45 PM

A Vernon country music singer is suing the Interior Health Authority and a slew of doctors after he was told to take Tylenol following a trip to the emergency department but ended up needing open heart surgery a week later.
Chainsaw mischief and a burglar’s request in Salmon Arm
July 28, 2024 - 12:00 PM

From chainsaw mischief to a burglar’s request, Salmon Arm RCMP dealt with some unusual suspects in June.
Society launches campaign to save North Okanagan's Historic O'Keefe Ranch
July 27, 2024 - 1:00 PM

The Historic O’Keefe Ranch society plans to introduce a trio of campaigns to demonstrate the need for a lease renewal from the City of Vernon.
UPDATE: Salmon Arm RCMP found wanted father and his kids
July 26, 2024 - 2:54 PM

UPDATE: July 27, 2024
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan
An organization that matches young, aspiring farmers to landholders has noticed fewer people are investing in orchards and vineyards in the Okanagan following the industry’s challenges this year. Young Agrarians is a national organiza

BC Interior pot shop fined $1,000 for having a sale
Having a sale is a normal thing that stores do if they've got inventory to shift and bills to pay, but a BC weed store has fallen foul with the government for slashing prices. Cost Cannabis in Revelstoke has been fined $1,000 for advert

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

News Items tag as: VNJUL2024

iN PHOTOS: Two popular North Okanagan hiking trails to explore this summer

Crankworx mountain biking competition introduces a new women's series

In secret, OKIB council members awarded themselves a huge pay increase

Vernon woman’s body found in wheeled cart at Polson Park

Unsurprisingly, goose poop still a massive problem on Okanagan beaches

Shuswap school district fined $3,000 over repeated water sampling failure

Vernon musician suing Interior Health Authority over delayed diagnosis

Chainsaw mischief and a burglar’s request in Salmon Arm

Society launches campaign to save North Okanagan's Historic O'Keefe Ranch

UPDATE: Salmon Arm RCMP found wanted father and his kids

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