Ben Bulmer

$40 million Vernon cultural centre hits the campaign trail
VERNON – The campaign to convince voters to agree to spend $25 million on a…

Civil liberties group say Vernon’s proposed shopping cart ban unconstitutional
VERNON – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is urging the city to axe it's proposed…

Former Vernon mayor reverses decision to run in upcoming election
VERNON – Former Vernon Mayor Wayne Lippert has announced he will not be running in…

Vernon parent launches petition to protest $300 school bus fee
VERNON – A mother of two dismayed at the $600 she has to shell out…

Vernon mom comes close to death after living room birth
'SOMETIMES WE FORGET THE RISK THAT WE'RE TAKING.' VERNON – Ashley Stevenson went to the…

North Okanagan man launches needle buyback scheme from back of minivan
VERNON – Inspired by a similar initiative in Kamloops, a Spallumcheen resident has launched a…

Court told Vernon man’s child exploitation crime’s ‘difficult to hear’
VERNON – A Vernon man found guilty of committing multiple child pornography related cyber crimes…

Needle drop box installed in front of Vernon home was in the ‘wrong spot’
VERNON – Within hours of the city installing its first 24-hour needle drop box plans…

Interior air quality is very poor but not comparable to big city smog
It may look bad, and there can be health concerns, but according to the B.C.…
Expenses predicted to cost Vernon an extra $1.7 million next year
VERNON – Dipping into an RCMP reserve fund was one suggestion by city staff to…
Vernon’s new council will receive pay increase
VERNON – Vernon city council have approved a pay raise that will come into place…
Fall from North Okanagan waterfall prompts warning about dangerous selfies
VERNON – The selfie snapper who fell 150-foot down a waterfall at the waterfalls in…

Report shows rise in Vernon’s most commonly reported crimes
VERNON – The latest crime numbers released by the Vernon RCMP show a rise in…

Salmon Arm father’s sandcastles are metaphors for life
SALMON ARM – In 2015, Marc Dansereau had a trailer of sand delivered to his…

Dangling upside down in a car in the North Okanagan, and no answer from 911
VERNON – Dangling upside down in the passenger seat of a friends vehicle, in a…