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 February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

BC landlord to pay $10,000 for discriminatory comment to trans tenant
A BC landlord has been ordered to pay $10,000 to her former tenant, and one-time close friend, after she said she would be uncomfortable if the tenant changed their gender. According to a Jan. 22, BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, landlord

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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