News Items tag as: VNJUL2115

Surprise gives Armstrong woman the 'wedding of a lifetime'
July 21, 2015 - 9:00 PM

THE WHOLE TOWN WAS BASICALLY IN ON IT
Health authority hard hit by influenza last season
July 21, 2015 - 8:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Southern Interior was hard hit by influenza last season with a jump in confirmed cases and deaths.
Behind the line at the Shelter Cove wildfire
July 21, 2015 - 5:34 PM

KELOWNA – The Shelter Cove wildfire along Westside Road continues to grow, however Wildfire B.C. says homes and other structures are not threatened and they are confident they will have it under control soon.
Bolean Lake wildfire near Falkland continues to burn
July 21, 2015 - 2:44 PM

FALKLAND - The Bolean Lake wildfire near Falkland continues to burn aggressively, although a change in weather is giving crews a better chance to hold it back.
Another grass fire in Vernon’s Becker Park; this one is suspicious
June 21, 2015 - 9:20 AM

VERNON – Vernon fire crews put out another grass fire in a park right in the middle of city.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

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

Surprise gives Armstrong woman the 'wedding of a lifetime'