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How the Vernon Art Gallery is solving space problems with steel boxes
March 03, 2015 - 7:25 PM

VERNON - A unique attraction is taking shape downtown Vernon.
Ski coach apologizes for secretly filming young girls at Silver Star Mountain Resort
March 03, 2015 - 6:04 PM

VERNON - Before getting caught secretly filming young girls between 14 and 16 years old undressing on a school trip to Silver Star Mountain Resort, Jason Paur was a popular ski coach, mentor and friend to his students.
Lake Country council will decide tonight on referendum recommendation by district staff
March 03, 2015 - 4:45 PM

LAKE COUNTRY - Mayor and council will tonight decide whether Lake Country voters will have their say on the CN Rail corridor purchase through a district-wide referendum.
Charges laid in crash that took the life of a Vernon nurse
March 03, 2015 - 12:20 PM

VERNON - Charges have been laid in relation to an accident on 32 Street that took the life of a Vernon nurse in the early morning hours of Oct. 23, 2014.
These videos about small Thompson-Okanagan towns will make you proud to live here
March 03, 2015 - 11:21 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - From brewhouses to outdoor theatre companies, a number of small businesses in the Thompson-Okanagan are being celebrated in a six-part video series.
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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

How the Vernon Art Gallery is solving space problems with steel boxes