Ben Bulmer
Dozens of candidates running in upcoming OKIB election
Okanagan Indian Band members are heading to the polls at the end of March with…
‘I am one of many great success stories:’ A Vernon man’s recovery from fentanyl addiction
Heavily addicted to fentanyl and meth and having just overdosed, Jacob Philp woke up in…
Boat owner wins claim over explosion debacle at Salmon Arm marina
A Shuswap boat owner accused of interfering while emergency crews dealt with an explosion at…
Meet the insect named after the Okanagan
They're pretty clumsy fliers and spend nearly their entire lives underground, and while their name…
Vernon spent $42K fixing vandalism on vandal-resistant public loos
The City of Vernon's vandal-resistant, $137,000 apiece, 24/7 washrooms, were vandalized on average once a…
Vancouver physiotherapist who beat blind dog investigated by regulatory college
A Vancouver physiotherapist is currently under investigation by the regulatory college after he was convicted…
Judge orders B.C realtor to pay $1.5 M for botching sale
A B.C realtor is on the hook for $1.5 million because he sold a plot…
B.C. man takes electric bike ticket to province’s highest court and loses
A Vancouver man has lost his appeal at the province's highest court after a panel…
Former OKIB councillor, Vernon school trustee Mollie Bono dies
Former Okanagan Indian Band councillor and school trustee Mollie Bono has died. Bono was a…
Interior mayors not happy with feds handgun proposal
A potential move by the federal government to leave municipalities to decide on whether to…
Vernon RCMP find handgun after early morning car chase
Vernon RCMP found a handgun and drugs after they finally caught up with a Penticton…
COVID kiboshes intake in North Okanagan immigration project
A North Okanagan skilled worker immigration project launched weeks before the coronavirus pandemic hit received…
COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon care home declared over
Interior Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon's Heritage Square officially over. The COVID-19…
B.C. massage therapist fined for using phone during treatment
A Prince George massage therapist has been ordered to pay $4,500 and suspended from practicing…
Jessie Simpson awarded $6.9M in damages for 2016 baseball bat beating in Kamloops
Jessie Simpson, who was left permanently brain-damaged after he was beaten into a coma with…