Ben Bulmer

2020 most lucrative year on record for Okanagan movie industry
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, movie-making in the Okanagan pulled in more cash in 2020 than…

B.C. man who shot at Vernon RCMP officers pleads guilty to lesser charge
A B.C. man who was charged with attempted murder for shooting at three Vernon RCMP…
Delays in Vernon domestic abuse case lead to lesser sentence
An Okanagan man who confined his former partner in a motel room where he repeatedly…
B.C. mom loses case to block 17-year-old’s gender reassignment surgery
A B.C. mother who tried to block her 17-and-a-half-year-old son from having gender reassignment treatment…

Elderly Salmon Arm woman dies after being hit by a pickup truck
Salmon Arm RCMP are appealing to the public for witnesses after a senior was struck…

Vernon RCMP arrest alleged impaired driving swerving on Highway 97
Vernon RCMP arrested an alleged impaired driver Sunday afternoon after a member of the public…

Kelowna realtor fined $1K for not paying employee wins appeal
A Kelowna realtor who was fined $1,000 for failing to pay a former employee wages…

B.C. landlord ordered to pay strata $15K after tenants rent condos on Airbnb
A B.C. landlord has found himself on the hook for $15,000 in strata fines after…

Penticton IT firm discriminated against female employee: HRT
A South Okanagan woman who claimed she was bullied, harassed, and overlooked for a promotion…
Judge says Vernon arsonist’s life ‘one of the most tragic that I’ve come across’
A 36-year-old street entrenched Vernon woman who, for revenge, set fire to a dumpster behind…

Vernon Winter Carnival parade cancelled
The Vernon Winter Carnival has cancelled its parade. In a media release, Jan. 15, Vernon…

B.C. vacation rental refused refund, despite 2017 wildfires
A Cariboo couple who argued that nearby out-of-control wildfires and a provincial state of emergency…

Violent rapist from West Kelowna released on bail again
A West Kelowna man sentenced to five years jail for a violent rape will be…

Why some Okanagan luxury homeowners pay less property tax than they should
Some of the most expensive properties in the Okanagan are currently on the market with…

B.C. judge rules listening to a podcast is not distracted driving
A B.C. man who was convicted for playing a podcast on his cell phone through…