News Items tag as: VNNOV1215 Church looking for donations, volunteers to help welcome refugee family to Vernon November 12, 2015 - 8:30 PM VERNON - A local church is asking the community to help make a difference in the lives of those impacted by the global refugee crisis. Workshop to address street safety concerns downtown Vernon November 12, 2015 - 8:00 PM VERNON - Local agencies are responding to concerns about street safety in the downtown core by teaching businesses how to interact with street people in the area. Kamloops and Vernon Finning locations will stay, unknown if job cuts will hit locally November 12, 2015 - 4:30 PM THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - While Finning International announced another round of cuts the company says Southern Interior locations won’t be moving or amalgamating. Bow hunting pitched as solution for Vernon deer population November 12, 2015 - 1:00 PM VERNON - There’s talk about using bow hunting to help manage the deer population in Vernon. Vernon cyclists want more wheels on the ground November 12, 2015 - 11:30 AM VERNON - Cycling enthusiasts are gearing up to get a bit more organized in the Vernon area. Fewer traffic check stops, drunk driving investigations in North Okanagan a symptom of heavy caseload November 12, 2015 - 8:30 AM VERNON - A heavy case load impacted the Vernon RCMP’s ability to keep up with proactive police work, like traffic checkstops, over the summer. More ... THOMPSON: Words of American slave ring true today OPINION I’ve probably written more than 100 speeches over the years…mostly for corporate CEOs and occasionally a politician. It is a challenging style of writing…and admittedly a somewhat odd way t EDITORIAL CARTOON Top News Electoral reform ballots in mail, Elections BC monitors rotating postal strike VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief electoral officer says the labour dispute at Canada Post is being watched cl October 22, 2018 2:39 PM Incumbent mayor calls for recount in Peachland PEACHLAND - Peachland mayor Cindy Fortin says she will ask for a recount but has to wait until Wednesday to make tha October 22, 2018 2:12 PM Trudeau, McKenna to announce compensation for federal carbon plan OTTAWA - Canadians will soon find out exactly how they will be compensated for the upcoming federal carbon tax. October 22, 2018 1:00 PM UPDATE: American rapper dies while wing walking on a plane in North Okanagan WESTWOLD - An American musician was killed this weekend after falling while wing walking on a plane in the North Oka October 22, 2018 11:59 AM Customers raise concerns over 'excessive' legal cannabis packaging HALIFAX - Some cannabis buyers are complaining the bulky packaging is environmentally unfriendly, but producers say October 22, 2018 11:40 AM Tweets by @infonewskamloop