News Items tag as: VNOCT2023

Why an Okanagan family is moving back to Vancouver to find childcare
December 01, 2023 - 7:30 AM

The state of childcare in the Okanagan seems to have reached a crisis point and parents are being put in near-impossible situations.
Okanagan RCMP family preparing to light huge star on local mountain
November 28, 2023 - 4:30 PM

A star will be lit above Lake Country this week as part of an annual tradition that started during the COVID pandemic.
Kalamalka Rotary's Dream Auction in Vernon raised over $237,000
November 20, 2023 - 10:19 AM

Kalamalka Rotary hosted its 39th Annual Dream Auction this weekend and raised more than $237,000.
Volunteers picking up pieces after Vernon SPCA's withdrawal
November 20, 2023 - 7:30 AM

Local rescue organizations are preparing to step up and close the gaps now that Vernon SPCA Animal Centre has announced its closure.
Out-of-province boat ban gaining support in the Thompson-Okanagan
November 20, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Calls for a moratorium on out-of-province boats in BC to protect local waterways from invasive and destructive mussels appears to be gaining traction.
Housing crisis in Okanagan impacting humans and their pets
November 18, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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Many people are facing hardships due to the housing crisis in the Okanagan and pets are feeling the effects.
Ministry of Health tried to avoid the closure of Vernon's last walk-in clinic
November 15, 2023 - 12:02 PM

With Vernon’s last walk-in clinic closed today, the Ministry of Health said it offered more than enough help to keep the clinic open.
BC SPCA shelter in Vernon closing its doors for good
November 15, 2023 - 10:27 AM

The BC SPCA announced its Vernon animal centre will be closing at the end of the week.
Vernon-Lumby's BC United candidate is working hard to avoid a split vote with the BC Conservatives
November 14, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The BC United Party has its candidate for Vernon-Lumby and Kevin Acton says he's excited to get to know the issues the constituents want resolved on a provincial scale and what he can do to win their hearts back to BC United.
Revival of 'The Nutcracker' set to enchant at Armstrong's Caravan Farm Theatre
November 07, 2023 - 12:30 PM

Caravan Farm Theatre’s rendition of The Nutcracker will be the star of the annual sleigh ride show this holiday season.
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THOMPSON: How a baseball game was about more than baseball
OPINION I’ve written about baseball a few times over the years. It is a sport I love, and played until head-first slides looked more like a week-long recovery than a good idea. I try to stay close even at my adv

Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

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