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HELSTON: Improving Stickle Road needs to be a two-way street
May 15, 2015 - 11:42 AM

Anyone who’s waited five minutes to make a risky, left-hand break for it off Stickle Road onto Highway 97 towards Vernon knows something needs to change before someone gets killed. Agreeing there’s a problem is the easy part. Finding a solution is where the road rage sets in.
Feral cats of the North Okanagan: "Somebody has to help them"
May 14, 2015 - 2:34 PM

VERNON - There’s Blackie, and Boots, Tigger One and Tigger Two, and of course Mr. White, a Siamese whose ears are wrinkled by frostbite. They, and the other dozen or so cats make up the band of misfits, just some of the tens of thousands of feral cats in the North Okanagan.
Vernon vet clinic goes beyond the call of duty to help animals in need
May 14, 2015 - 1:05 PM

VERNON - The Creekside Animal Clinic in Vernon has been giving back to the community almost as long as it’s been operating — which is getting close to 30 years now.
Your low-down on the May long weekend weather
May 14, 2015 - 10:30 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Environment Canada is calling for some pretty spectacular weather this May long weekend.
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House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
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HELSTON: Improving Stickle Road needs to be a two-way street