News Items tag as: VNSEP0415

ELECTION 2015: What you didn't know about North Okanagan-Shuswap Green Party candidate Chris George
September 04, 2015 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - This might come as a surprise, but North Okanagan-Shuswap Green Party candidate Chris George used to vote right wing.
Drive B.C. adds eight new highway webcams to help you plan your trip
September 04, 2015 - 2:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Just in time for winter, Drive B.C. has installed eight more highway cams between West Kelowna and Kaleden, and in the Merritt area to help drivers assess road conditions and traffic.
Hazardous waste? Watch for the North Okanagan's new Eco Depot
September 04, 2015 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - If you need a place to dump hazardous waste, say good-bye to the annual round-ups in the North Okanagan and hello to the new Eco-Depot.
Filmed in the Okanagan: TV show focuses on traditional First Nation food
September 04, 2015 - 1:00 PM

OKANAGAN – A TV series about gathering and cooking wild food will air on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network next week. And it was filmed in the Okanagan.
Cooler weather sticking around for Okanagan long weekend
September 04, 2015 - 9:30 AM

OKANAGAN - The last long weekend of the summer is upon us but Mother Nature doesn’t seem to be ready to join the celebration this year.
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
September 04, 2015 - 6:43 AM

UPDATE: 12:01 P.M., SEPT. 8, 2015
More ...

iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Spam buns, worm poutine and pork tongue on the menu for Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede menu this year is set to include a heaping of pickle flavours and something for those with a cast-iron stomach. There will be pork tongue, fiery dill Coke, deep-fried pickle Oreos and tzatziki-twisted pickles,

Three searches, one arrest in Tk'emlups pot shop raids
Cops seized illegal cigarettes and cannabis in three raids this week on the Tk'emlups reserve. The raids resulted in one arrest and a "substantial" amount of cannabis and tobacco seizures in a collaboration between Kamloops RC

Clearwater woman argues to get her dog back — but not her 10 cats
A North Thompson woman has managed to get her dog back after it was seized by the BC SPCA but not her 10 cats. According to an April 11 BC Farm Industry Review Board decision, Kristi Gerigk had two dogs and 10 cats seized in February when s

ELECTION 2015: What you didn't know about North Okanagan-Shuswap Green Party candidate Chris George