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What the Supreme Court decision on marijuana means to a three-year-old Summerland girl
June 12, 2015 - 7:30 PM

KELOWNA – Kyla Williams' family is breathing a sigh of relief this week — they are no longer committing a crime just by giving the three-year-old Summerland girl the medicine she needs.
Be prepared for emergency wildfire evacuations
June 12, 2015 - 2:32 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With an unusually dry and hot summer forecast for the Thompson-Okanagan this summer, regional districts are urging residents to get prepared in case emergency evacuations become necessary.
Here’s what a Vernon man said to Christy Clark about invasive mussels
June 12, 2015 - 1:27 PM

“IS B.C. NOT WORTH IT TO YOU?”
Vernon city council prepares decades ahead for future highway bypass
June 12, 2015 - 10:34 AM

VERNON - It wouldn’t be built, or required, for another 25 to 65 years, but Vernon council is starting to plan for a potential bypass around the city.
Two fires in two days at Vernon's Becker Park
June 12, 2015 - 10:16 AM

VERNON - Vernon firefighters took swift action dealing with two separate fires in Becker Park over the last couple of days.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

What the Supreme Court decision on marijuana means to a three-year-old Summerland girl