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UPDATE: Missing Vernon man located
April 08, 2024 - 10:50 AM

UPDATE: April 8, 2024
Construction of Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail underway ahead of public hearing
March 30, 2024 - 1:00 PM

Progress on the bike trail from Sicamous to Armstrong is underway as the 2024 construction season starts.
Town hall with B.C. Premier for residents of Vernon-Monashee and Boundary-Similkameen
March 29, 2024 - 1:00 PM

Residents of Vernon-Monashee and Boundary-Similkameen get their chance to ask Premier David Eby anything.
HIDDEN EXPENSES: Salmon Arm family struggles after daughter's life-threatening diagnosis
March 29, 2024 - 7:00 AM

For Jerica Armitage, a mother and hospital staffing clerk from Salmon Arm, the hidden expenses of British Columbia’s medical system added an unexpected pressure to her daughter’s diagnosis.
Just three prescribed burns will prepare Okanagan for wildfire season
March 29, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Only three controlled burns will take place in the Okanagan this spring in an effort to reduce fire fuel and prepare for the wildfire season ahead.
Enderby needs your vote to win Hockeyville contest and fix arena
March 27, 2024 - 1:29 PM

The City of Enderby has advanced to the final four communities across the country with its NHL Kraft Hockeyville bid and is asking residents throughout the region for their votes.
Crews to search underwater in Kal Lake for missing North Okanagan man
March 27, 2024 - 8:52 AM

The search for a missing Coldstream man is going underwater more than three months after he went missing.
Vernon businessperson fights City Hall in court, and wins
March 26, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Yuri Bos has been trying for more than a year to get a business licence so he can lease two parcels of his commercial land in the 4600 block on 34 Street in Vernon.
Vernon RCMP seize guns during self harm call
March 26, 2024 - 11:47 AM

Police seized two guns at a Vernon home while responding to a self-harm threat made on social media.
Man with butane torch arrested in Vernon for starting fire
March 26, 2024 - 10:50 AM

A 35-year-old Vernon man was arrested last week for starting a fire in the city with a butane torch.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 26. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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