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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