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What the Vernon airport is today and what it could be 20 years from now
September 15, 2015 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - Seated on a flat landing below orchard-brushed hillsides on the west side of town, the Vernon airport is a little known nook of activity where corporate jets offload business people, ambulances airlift patients to hospital and adrenaline-hunters enjoy the rush of a freefall.
Water drilling rush in B.C. Interior to get jump on new water regulations
September 14, 2015 - 8:00 PM

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Two cars in Vernon ditches a reminder to slow down in heavy rain: RCMP
September 14, 2015 - 2:35 PM

VERNON - The weather contributed to two separate accidents on Highway 97 earlier this month.
Motorcycle crash puts Vernon man in hospital with serious injuries
September 14, 2015 - 1:16 PM

VERNON - A local man is in potentially life threatening condition after losing control of his motorcycle Sunday afternoon.
Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk off duty for good
September 14, 2015 - 12:24 PM

VERNON - He was a well known face at the police station and on the news, but you won't be seeing Vernon's longtime RCMP spokesperson anymore.
Police investigating another suspicious fire in Vernon
September 14, 2015 - 11:37 AM

VERNON - Police in Vernon are investigating another suspected arson, this time outside the curling club.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

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

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

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

What the Vernon airport is today and what it could be 20 years from now