News Items tag as: VNOCT1515

Paralyzed Okanagan FMX rider makes history
October 15, 2015 - 9:00 PM

'WHEN YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO SOMETHING YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN'
Deadline to register your off-road vehicles quickly approaching
October 15, 2015 - 8:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Backcountry riders have until Nov. 1 to register their dirt bikes, ATVs and snowmobiles.
Questions arise over new Vernon arena cost, location
October 15, 2015 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - Building a new arena in Vernon hasn’t even gone to referendum yet and is already generating concerns.
Destructive Vernon fire deemed suspicious
October 15, 2015 - 11:43 AM

VERNON - Police are appealing to the public for tips as they investigate a recent fire.
Fire ban fully rescinded in Kamloops Fire Centre this week
October 15, 2015 - 11:30 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As the weather continues to cool off and fire season comes to a close, open burning is now allowed throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre.
Vernon councillor calls for action over 'crazy loud' shrimp boats on Okanagan Lake
October 15, 2015 - 11:00 AM

VERNON - It might be saving Kokanee salmon populations, but a Vernon city councillor says shrimp harvesting on Okanagan Lake is ‘crazy loud.’
New officer takes the reins at Vernon RCMP detachment
October 15, 2015 - 8:36 AM

VERNON - There’s a new top cop in the City of Vernon.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

Paralyzed Okanagan FMX rider makes history