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Empty stores a worry for Vernon mall merchants
May 01, 2015 - 7:32 PM

VERNON - If you’ve been to the Village Green Centre lately, you might have noticed less variety in the 40-year-old mall.
Cruise into days gone by at the Starlight Drive-In
May 01, 2015 - 4:34 PM

ENDERBY - For Starlight Drive-In owner Paul Lindquist, the best part of the night is the intermission between shows. It’s when packs of children come blasting through the doors of the deliciously tacky concession in their pajamas to stock up on snacks and older couples stroll in holding hands, warm with the memory of days gone by.
Road to Silver Star, voted worst in B.C., getting repaved
May 01, 2015 - 3:33 PM

VERNON – The provincial government is going to spend almost $1.5 million dollars to upgrade more than 15 kilometres of Silver Star Road.
Jason Aldean set to ‘Burn It Down’ in Kelowna
May 01, 2015 - 8:00 AM

KELOWNA - Country music star Jason Aldean is coming to town this October on the Canadian leg of his recently expanded Burn It Down tour.
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House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

Empty stores a worry for Vernon mall merchants