News Items tag as: VNMAR2022

Kamloops, Okanagan gas prices up, hydro down today
April 01, 2022 - 6:00 PM

As of today, April 1, most British Columbians will be paying more at the pump but less when they flick on a light switch.
Vernon's Funtastic music festival announces line-up focused on local talent
March 30, 2022 - 4:28 PM

The line-up for the A&W Music Festival has been announced with Canadian country singer Aaron Pritchett, 80s rocker Darby Mills, and the popular Okanagan cover band The Shawn Lightfoot Band taking the headline spots for the three-day event.
How Vernon's goose cull got killed
March 30, 2022 - 7:30 AM

It's not easy to kill a goose in Vernon. In fact, the roughly 250 Canada geese that call Vernon home will have at least until the fall to waddle around without worrying about the threat of being shot.
North Okanagan tulip festival blooming for first time this spring
March 29, 2022 - 6:00 PM

An Okanagan tulip festival will soon be in bloom.
Vernon's Creative Chaos set to return after COVID hiatus
March 29, 2022 - 6:30 AM

It's a sign that life is getting back to normal, as two hugely popular shopping events return to Vernon this spring and summer.
Vernon council commit $800K to revamp beloved wading pool
March 28, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Vernon city council has approved spending $800,000 on revamping the much-loved outdoor peanut pool and park.
UPDATE: Missing woman last seen in Vernon located
March 28, 2022 - 4:56 PM

UPDATE: 4:56 p.m. Monday, March 28, 2022
Enderby's Starlight Drive-In opening this weekend
March 28, 2022 - 12:30 PM

The North Okanagan's much-loved drive-in is opening this Friday.
Vernon councillor rejects province's suggestion to override municipal housing approvals
March 27, 2022 - 1:50 PM
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As provincial politicians eye greater powers to push through housing without the approval of local government, one Vernon city councillor is pushing back.
North Okanagan man avoids jail after being caught in isolated spot with illegal handgun
March 27, 2022 - 8:29 AM

Brydon Grace was standing alone next to a campfire in an isolated spot of a deserted lake outside Vernon when he was arrested for being in possession of a restricted handgun.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

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

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

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

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