Ben Bulmer

Kelowna airport set for $25M exhibition centre
KELOWNA – A $25-million aerospace exhibition hall and conference centre is set to be built…

Big White mountain biking camp helps disadvantaged kids get outdoors
BIG WHITE – Kelowna area youth from disadvantaged backgrounds are getting a chance to learn…

Years in the making: North Okanagan daycare to open late summer
LUMBY – The North Okanagan is soon to see an extra 63 daycare spaces with…

Police arrest break-in suspect trying to hide at Vernon’s Upper Room Mission
VERNON – RCMP officers, with the help of their K9 Jagger, arrested a man this…
Vernon looks to immigration to fill skilled labour shortage
VERNON – The North Okanagan is set to see 100 new skilled immigrants arrive next…

Province should make exemption to milfoil rototilling ban to fight invasive species: report
A new Parliamentary committee report suggests that an exemption should be put in place to…

North Okanagan Regional District eyes bylaw forcing businesses to compost food waste by 2021
NORTH OKANAGAN – The Regional District Of North Okanagan has drafted a plan to force…

Unknown white powder prompts evacuation at Vernon library
VERNON – An unknown white powder found at the Vernon branch of the Okanagan Regional…

Cops nab Enderby man in Dollar Store armed robbery
ENDERBY – A 25-year-old Enderby man linked to a spate of crimes, was arrested yesterday…

Couple who died in North Okanagan fire felt they had ‘no way out’ of financial troubles
VERNON – A couple who died in a house fire in May 2018 were facing…

Teen complainant said he was ‘in love’ with Vernon youth worker charged with sexual assault
VERNON – The complainant in a North Okanagan sexual assault case repeatedly stated that he…

Vernon kicks off summer with Sunshine Festival
VERNON – Vernon's 25th annual Sunshine Festival takes place this Saturday, June 15, offering the…

HomeSense job fair happening in Vernon now
VERNON – In preparation for its new store opening in Vernon, HomeSense is holding a…

Stolen West Kelowna truck found torched in Vernon
VERNON – The RCMP is investigating after truck reported stolen from West Kelowna three weeks…

Vernon street cleanup collects 25 bags of trash in one hour
VERNON – It took 21 willing volunteers just one hour to collect 25 garbage bags…