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Creative Chaos craft fair underway
June 05, 2015 - 1:04 PM

VERNON - A giant Vernon craft show is celebrating 40 years of bringing creative chaos to the North Okanagan.
Why rescuing that baby wild animal is a bad idea
May 30, 2015 - 8:31 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Encounters with wild animals don’t happen every day so it’s hard to know what to do when you come across a baby animal you think might have been abandoned by its parents.
Vernon teen and dad share words of warning after 'creepy' Facebook friend request
May 29, 2015 - 7:30 PM

VERNON - The name on the Facebook friend request was an unfamiliar one, and this particular Vernon teen might have ignored it, except for the mutual friend they had in common. A tap on her cell phone and just like that, they became friends. It wasn’t until she got home and checked her messages that red flags began popping up like Facebook notifications.
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning ended for North Okanagan, watch ended for Okanagan and Shuswap
May 29, 2015 - 5:41 PM

VERNON – Environment Canada has ended a severe thunderstorm warning for the North Okanagan which included the city of Vernon.
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning for North Okanagan ended, watch ended for Thompson-Okanagan
May 29, 2015 - 4:38 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Environment Canada has ended the severe thunderstorm watch for the Thompson-Okanagan.
VIDEO: Spring car cruise attracts automotive fans from across B.C.
May 29, 2015 - 11:32 AM

OKANAGAN – An annual car cruise which started a few years ago as a way for friends and car enthusiasts to show off their rides, has grown to include hundreds of 'tuners' from across the province.
No one to organize this year's Terry Fox Run in Vernon
May 29, 2015 - 8:33 AM

VERNON - Vernon does not yet have an organizer for this year’s Terry Fox Run, and that’s putting the event in jeopardy on its 35th anniversary.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

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

Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, remember that it is jus

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

News Items tag as: VNMAY2915

Creative Chaos craft fair underway

Why rescuing that baby wild animal is a bad idea

Vernon teen and dad share words of warning after 'creepy' Facebook friend request

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning ended for North Okanagan, watch ended for Okanagan and Shuswap

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning for North Okanagan ended, watch ended for Thompson-Okanagan

VIDEO: Spring car cruise attracts automotive fans from across B.C.

No one to organize this year's Terry Fox Run in Vernon

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