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Citizens call for drastic changes to Greater Vernon Water
March 25, 2015 - 2:26 PM

VERNON - A citizens group is calling on local politicians to overhaul plans for Greater Vernon’s water supply, including the cost to residents.
Two Vernon athletes nominated to compete in 2015 Toronto Parapan Am Games
March 25, 2015 - 11:29 AM

VERNON - Two athletes from Vernon are among 40 swimmers nominated to represent Canada this summer at the Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games.
Doubt cast over 2015 season of Vernon's Avenue Market
March 25, 2015 - 8:22 AM

VERNON - There’s concern that a Vernon market designed to attract people to the downtown core is actually having a negative affect on some merchants.
Vernon parents left frustrated with City Hall over student safety
March 24, 2015 - 7:28 PM

VERNON - Vernon parents are disappointed local government isn’t planning to do more to make the roads around Beairsto School safer as a drive-through Tim Hortons is built across the street.
Death of longboarding teen killed by vehicle was accidental
March 24, 2015 - 5:31 PM

VERNON - A Vernon teenager struck by a car while longboarding July 13, 2014, died of multiple blunt force trauma as a result of the impact, and the incident was accidental, the B.C. Coroners Service has concluded.
Young children endangered by drunk driver in Lumby
March 24, 2015 - 2:17 PM

LUMBY - When an alleged drunk driver was pulled over for failing to stop at a Lumby stop sign last week Mounties saw two small children in the vehicle belted into car seats.
Four local pharmacies to participate in ground-breaking genomics project
March 24, 2015 - 10:56 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The concept of tailored medical care based on individual DNA was once the stuff of science fiction novels but now the possibility is ever closer with four pharmacies in the Thompson-Okanagan signed on to take part in a first-of-its-kind genomics project.
City provides reminders for bike lane use in Vernon
March 24, 2015 - 8:55 AM

VERNON - City of Vernon Manager of Protective Services Clint Kanester is reminding Vernon cyclists and drivers of the rules of the road to protect the safety of cyclists, pedestrians and drivers.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

BCGEU strike highlights struggle for Okanagan pot shops
The BC General Employees Union strike continues and with BC Liquor Distribution Branch workers on the picket line it’s leaving cannabis retailers in a tough spot. The distribution branch handles almost all of the province’s cann

'Super efficient': The impact new housing rules have had in Okanagan, Kamloops
When Vernon builder Bryce Dahlen was approached by a client late last fall to build a carriage house in their yard, he pitched the idea of a duplex. New rules about density implemented by the provincial government had dramatically cut the r

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