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Big waitlist for affordable housing in Vernon
October 29, 2015 - 9:00 PM

VERNON - A new affordable housing building in Vernon is already proving its value.
Lavington pellet plant emissions questioned
October 29, 2015 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - No one knows for sure what’s being emitted from a new pellet plant in Lavington — it might just be steam, or it might be harmful particulate matter as critics suggest — but it’s all just guesswork until because a monitoring station still hasn't been installed.
B.C. has highest rate of illegal cigarettes in Western Canada, study finds
October 29, 2015 - 1:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As the province with the most contraband cigarettes in Western Canada, the amount of illegal tobacco in B.C. remains steadily high.
Whitewater Cooks author to stir the pot in Kelowna
October 29, 2015 - 10:30 AM

KELOWNA - The author of a bestselling line of cookbooks will be in Kelowna next week signing autographs and speaking about her famous line of sauces.
Time appears right for petition to dump daylight saving time
October 29, 2015 - 8:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - It’s been a couple days since Bob Dieno and Tara Holmes created a petition and Facebook page asking the B.C. government to consider doing away with daylight saving time and they are getting strong support from many in the province.
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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

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

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

Big waitlist for affordable housing in Vernon