News Items tag as: VNMAY2015

Okanagan diners reap the rewards of an early spring
May 23, 2015 - 2:33 PM

OKANAGN – The early spring across the Okanagan this year is not only good for your tan but for local restaurants and family kitchens as well.
Numerous snake scares in the Okanagan
May 20, 2015 - 7:28 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Snake encounters have shaken up a number of Okanagan residents in the last few days — including one in an apartment building — and a wildlife control expert says in many cases, it has to do with the weather.
You have a few more months to register your off-road vehicle
May 20, 2015 - 5:32 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Good news for the estimated 200,000 trail riders across the province as the government has pushed the deadline to register off-road vehicles from June 1 to Nov. 1.
Police step up efforts to curb speeding in Armstrong
May 20, 2015 - 2:04 PM

ARMSTRONG - Several speeders were surprised to find police waiting for them on a backcountry road in Armstrong this week.
Interior Health to consider ebola preparedness recommendations
May 20, 2015 - 1:01 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If the world has learned anything from the ongoing ebola epidemic, it’s that you cannot predict where and when a person carrying the dreaded virus will show up.
Proposed regulations could see motorized boats disappear from the Shuswap River
May 20, 2015 - 5:00 AM

SHUSWAP - Proposed regulations could mean the end for motorized boats on much of the Shuswap River.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Okanagan diners reap the rewards of an early spring