News Items tag as: VNNOV2020

Your Okanagan shopping guide to supporting local this Christmas
December 07, 2020 - 6:00 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in one way or another, and many local businesses have been struggling to stay afloat.
SilverStar's parking policy unpopular move with season pass holders
December 01, 2020 - 7:00 AM

A new parking policy at SilverStar Mountain Resort has riled many season pass holders who say the new measures effectively put limits on their unlimited passes.
Two drivers injured in head-on collision on Trans-Canada near Salmon Arm
November 30, 2020 - 11:17 AM

Two drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a head-on collision on Highway 1 near Salmon Arm last night.
'We're all just big kids': Why interior toy stores are seeing more adult gifts this Christmas
November 29, 2020 - 7:00 AM

The demand from adults for popular toy store staples such as jigsaw puzzles and board games grew dramatically at the beginning of the pandemic and now with Christmas just four weeks away, there's a long list of other toys adults are snapping up for themselves.
Revelstoke Mountain Resort opens for the season
November 28, 2020 - 10:29 AM

Another Interior ski hill has opened for the season and its first day went well.
Vernon RCMP warn public after woman grabbed, assaulted in Polson Park
November 27, 2020 - 7:27 AM

Vernon RCMP are commending a woman for her "fighting mentality" after she and her dog managed to fight off an unknown attacker in Polson Park yesterday afternoon.
No prayer? Some Okanagan councils chastised for violating 'duty of religious neutrality'
November 27, 2020 - 6:30 AM

Several municipalities in the Okanagan have broken religious neutrality laws by holding prayers during their inaugural council meetings.
Syilx woman has made more than 3,000 masks to keep her community safe
November 27, 2020 - 5:30 AM

Back in March, Joan Alexis was signed up to attend an entrepreneurial business course. As COVID numbers began to rise, the evening before her first class was set to start, the course was cancelled.
Purchase of Okanagan Spirits whisky sponsors hot meals for those in need
November 26, 2020 - 3:30 PM

An Okanagan family-owned distillery is taking the release of their new whiskey as an opportunity to give back to the community.
Vernon fentanyl dealer gets house arrest; Judge says public will 'struggle' with sentence
November 26, 2020 - 7:00 AM

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Allan Betton told 22-year-old fentanyl dealer Matthew Himpfen that many people in the community would struggle with the fact he wasn’t going to prison.
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All hands were on deck to catch this little boat on its river escape in Kamloops
An empty pedal boat could be seen floating down the North Thompson River this past weekend all the way from the Dunes area in Westsyde to the sandbar near McArthur Island Park. The little boat got loose from its tether on a riverfront

South Okanagan wine producer looking for love on new reality TV show
A 25-year-old Okanagan wine producer is looking for love and hoping to find it on reality TV. Farming for Love , a new series airing on CTV, will see Canadian farmers searching for their soulmates through challenges, one-on-one dates and t

Canopy Growth to exchange C$255.4M in notes for shares and a bit of cash
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. - Canopy Growth Corp. has signed two deals to exchange C$262.7 million of its debt for shares and a little bit of cash. Under the agreements with a limited number of noteholders, the cannabis company will acquire the 4.25

Vernon looks for regulations after Airbnb 'party house' fined $15K
The City of Vernon has banned a property owner from renting their "party house" as a short-term rental and come to an out-of-court settlement for $15,000. According to the City of Vernon, the property on Sun Peaks Drive had receiv

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News Items tag as: VNNOV2020

Your Okanagan shopping guide to supporting local this Christmas

SilverStar's parking policy unpopular move with season pass holders

Two drivers injured in head-on collision on Trans-Canada near Salmon Arm

'We're all just big kids': Why interior toy stores are seeing more adult gifts this Christmas

Revelstoke Mountain Resort opens for the season

Vernon RCMP warn public after woman grabbed, assaulted in Polson Park

No prayer? Some Okanagan councils chastised for violating 'duty of religious neutrality'

Syilx woman has made more than 3,000 masks to keep her community safe

Purchase of Okanagan Spirits whisky sponsors hot meals for those in need

Vernon fentanyl dealer gets house arrest; Judge says public will 'struggle' with sentence

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