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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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

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

Okanagan diners reap the rewards of an early spring