News Items tag as: VNMAY1515

$1.4 million to train Okanagan Aboriginal workers for “in-demand” jobs
May 16, 2015 - 10:34 AM

VERNON – The province is spending nearly $1.4 million dollars to train 50 Aboriginal workers to be heavy equipment operators it says are in-demand.
Mud bogging, hill climbs jeopardize North Okanagan water security
May 15, 2015 - 4:34 PM

VERNON - Efforts are being stepped up to educate and enforce when it comes to the rules of the road in and around Vernon’s drinking water reservoirs.
Premier asks you to burn responsibly this May long weekend
May 15, 2015 - 3:33 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – In light of the unseasonably hot and dry conditions throughout the province, Premier Christy Clark is asking residents to be extra cautious this long weekend.
Precautions taken after confirmed Norovirus case at Vernon school
May 15, 2015 - 2:33 PM

VERNON - The Vernon School District is taking precautions after a child was diagnosed with Norovirus earleir this week.
Police ticket driver after electric wheelchair accident
May 15, 2015 - 1:04 PM

VERNON - A person driving a motorized wheelchair was sent to hospital Thursday after being hit by a car.
Emergency personnel respond to traffic accident on Highway 97 in Vernon
May 15, 2015 - 12:06 PM

VERNON - Emergency crews responded to a collision involving a truck and a motorcycle on a busy Vernon road Friday morning.
Coldstream woman killed in tragic boating accident was an avid water skier: Coroner
May 15, 2015 - 10:31 AM

CHERRYVILLE - A woman who died in a water skiing accident last summer was killed by a cervical spine fracture sustained when she struck the water face down, says a B.C. Coroner who has ruled her death accidental.
Dozens of vehicles impounded due to excessive speeding
May 15, 2015 - 8:34 AM

KELOWNA – In the last two months, more than 50 vehicles were ticketed and impounded for excessive speeding between Kelowna and Vernon.
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