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Fire ban fully rescinded in Kamloops Fire Centre this week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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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

Paralyzed Okanagan FMX rider makes history