News Items tag as: VNMAY2016

Family believes death of missing Salmon Arm senior with dementia was preventable
May 31, 2016 - 8:30 PM

“THEY TURNED HIM OUT AT 1:30 A.M., THEY GAVE HIM A VOUCHER AND THEY PUT HIM IN A CAB”
Funding announcement provides temporary relief for Vernon School District
May 31, 2016 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Funding announcements from the provincial government for local school districts are welcome news, but they may not be quite as good as they seem.
Bigger fines for distracted drivers in B.C. start this week
May 31, 2016 - 4:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Distracted drivers across B.C. will be getting heavier fines and receive more penalty points as of tomorrow.
Vernon police looking for witness to Polson Park assault, damage
May 31, 2016 - 3:20 PM

VERNON - RCMP are looking for a man who was caught on camera witnessing an assault in Polson Park nearly three weeks ago.
Federal government asked to grant auxiliary police a tax break for their service
May 30, 2016 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - The federal government is being urged to show some gratitude to auxiliary police officers.
Creative Chaos returns to Vernon with hundreds of vendors
May 30, 2016 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Creative Chaos gets underway in Vernon at the end of the week.
UPDATE: Police locate missing Vernon man
May 30, 2016 - 5:01 PM

VERNON - A young man reported missing yesterday has been located.
'He never stopped': Armstrong city councillor's legacy will live on
May 30, 2016 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - A longtime Armstrong city councillor will be remembered for his dedication to the community, heart of gold and good old Irish candour.
Scant details released in alleged Cherryville kidnapping
May 30, 2016 - 3:31 PM

CHERRYVILLE - Police are keeping mum on the details of an alleged kidnapping incident in Cherryville.
Alberta driver nabbed for excessive speeding in Lake Country
May 30, 2016 - 12:29 PM

DRIVER WAS GOING MORE THAN 210 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
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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 fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

News Items tag as: VNMAY2016

Family believes death of missing Salmon Arm senior with dementia was preventable

Funding announcement provides temporary relief for Vernon School District

Bigger fines for distracted drivers in B.C. start this week

Vernon police looking for witness to Polson Park assault, damage

Federal government asked to grant auxiliary police a tax break for their service

Creative Chaos returns to Vernon with hundreds of vendors

UPDATE: Police locate missing Vernon man

'He never stopped': Armstrong city councillor's legacy will live on

Scant details released in alleged Cherryville kidnapping

Alberta driver nabbed for excessive speeding in Lake Country

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