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Why are you working today when others aren’t?
Chances are you're at work today. And you're probably also wondering why so many friends,…
Judge orders province, Sicamous to pay for negligence in 2012 floods
SICAMOUS – Taxpayers will have to foot the majority of a $2.3 million award after…
Vernon to spend $275K on two public washrooms downtown
VERNON – Vernon is looking to spend $275,000 on two downtown public toilets. The plan…
Okanagan Collaboration Challenge: musical teamwork required
VERNON – Steve Gosselin is holding a musical challenge where everyone is a winner. Gosselin…
Donations pour in for widow of Salmon Arm shooting victim
SALMON ARM – The man charged with the shooting of 78-year-old Gordon Parmenter was once…
iN VIDEO: Local business owner tests honesty of Vernonites with ‘social experiment’
VERNON – When David Scarlatescu went out on the streets of Vernon and conducted a…
B.C. Horse Angels: 20 years of passion to rescue horses from a ‘horrific’ fate
NORTH OKANAGAN – Standing among the rolling pastures of the Okanagan Valley, quietly brushing a…
Vernon fire department’s labour woes cost City $200K, so far
VERNON – The City of Vernon has spent nearly $200,000 to fix the problems within…
First degree murder charge for 25-year-old who allegedly shot senior in Salmon Arm church
SALMON ARM – A 25-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder following the shooting…
Judge warned RCMP about Vernon dentist’s behaviour
VERNON – A Vernon dentist who spent 10 days in prison for contempt of court…
Gas prices soar across the Southern Interior
A lot can happen in a few days when it comes to the price of…
How a Vernon rickshaw program lets seniors feel the wind in their hair
VERNON – At 74 years old Dr. Jim Wynd is probably the oldest of over…
Vernon homeowners could face 7% tax increase
VERNON – Vernon homeowners are staring down the barrel of an over seven per cent…
Vernon’s beekeepers buzzing over banished bee ban
VERNON – Clandestine beekeepers around the city can finally relax. Keeping bees is officially legal…
Vernon has cheapest gas in the province
Motorists filling up their tanks around the Thompson-Okanagan will certainly save if they do it…
Mortgage by committee: Why co-housing is attracting interest in the Thompson-Okanagan
TWO GROUPS LAUNCHING COHOUSING PROJECTS INSIST THEY CAN WORK IF DONE PROPERLY. The idea of…
Interior Health delays Vernon overdose prevention site
VERNON – Interior Health has announced it will do more consultation and will delay the…
Vernon appealing ruling that ordered fired Captain back to work
VERNON – The City of Vernon is challenging a labour board decision which ordered them…
Vernon drunk driver get jail time, but escapes deportation
VERNON – A Vernon man with a chronic history of impaired driving narrowly managed to…
Lavington resident loses appeal against controversial pellet plant
LAVINGTON – A former government scientist has lost an appeal which argued that a controversial…
School bus passes mandatory for Vernon students
VERNON – School kids in Vernon are going to have to remember more than just their…
Canada is not doing enough to prevent mussel movement: Report
OKANAGAN – A new report has criticized the lack of action by the federal government…
Housing sales and prices drop across Central Okanagan
Housing sales across the Central Okanagan were down by almost 25 per cent so far…
Hip-hop artist SonReal returns to Vernon for hometown show
VERNON – Juno nominated hip-hop artist and Vernon native SonReal returns to his hometown for…