News Items tag as: VNSEP1715

SNELSON: How the sentence for a Kelowna killer breaks down
September 17, 2015 - 6:50 PM

IS IT 11 YEARS, SIX YEARS OR ONE YEAR? HOW ABOUT ALL OF THE ABOVE
Changing trends force Okanagan libraries to seek two per cent increase in budget
September 17, 2015 - 2:35 PM

KELOWNA – The board of directors for the Okanagan Regional Library have approved a draft of next year’s budget that calls for a 1.98 per cent increase.
VIDEO: Coach of Okanagan MMA club talks about runaway success
September 17, 2015 - 8:30 AM

KELOWNA - An online fight website has profiled local MMA coach David Lea about his gym’s remarkable success in the world of professional fighting.
UPDATE: Vernon mayor responds to income tax charges
September 17, 2015 - 7:28 AM

'EVERYTHING WILL BE CLEARED UP"
Man arrested after Vernon armed robbery
September 17, 2015 - 6:48 AM

VERNON - An armed man who police say robbed a Vernon store earlier this week has been arrested.
Arrest made in Vernon pet store arson
September 17, 2015 - 6:37 AM

VERNON - Police have charged a local man with arson in connection to a small fire outside AJ’s Pets & Things earlier this month.
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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

Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
Celery is crunchy, delicious and a main staple in kitchens all over the world, but it’s particularly difficult for Thompson-Okanagan residents to source locally. In response to President Donald Trump’s trade tariff threats, Vern

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

SNELSON: How the sentence for a Kelowna killer breaks down