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School bus fees dropped for Central Okanagan students
KELOWNA – Central Okanagan families will no longer have to pay to send their kids…
Kamloops school district looking to province to fund school construction
KAMLOOPS – A Local Liberal MLA has promised the Kamloops school board he will take…
New $30 million TRU engineering building announced
KAMLOOPS – The federal and provincial government have announced they will invest $30-million in a…
Greenway leading into Vernon not looking so green in places
VERNON – There’s concern the greenway just north of Vernon isn’t quite living up to…
Vernon garden project will help marginalized women, refugees, children and others in need of healthy food
VERNON – Good things are growing at Patchwork Farms in Vernon. The garden, located at…
Kamloops sexual assault response team is back; looking for volunteers
KAMLOOPS – A new sexual assault response team is starting up in Kamloops. The Kamloops…
Vernon councillor concerned city isn’t getting fair share of homelessness, addiction funding
"WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES" VERNON – A Vernon councillor is concerned the city is…
Vernon council agrees to pony up for O’Keefe Ranch funding
'IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN'T LOSE' VERNON – Council has answered a plea from the historic…
Funding announcement provides temporary relief for Vernon School District
VERNON – Funding announcements from the provincial government for local school districts are welcome news,…
HELSTON: Frustrated with school cuts and closures? Here’s who you should talk to
While school trustees across the Okanagan have been bearing the brunt of the blame for…
Help for aspiring musicians and filmmakers in the Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you’re looking to enrich your film or music career, the latest grant…
HELSTON: Why education is one of the best investments our government can make
I hate seeing our schools get nickel and dimed, particularly because injecting cash into education…
Improvements at Camp Hurlburt site, plus other Vernon parks coming this year
VERNON – Parkland improvements at Camp Hurlburt is just one of the projects Greater Vernon…
Repairing Vernon’s vandalized parking meters will cost a pretty penny
VERNON - Fixing over 100 damaged parking meters will cost the City of Vernon a big chunk of change. A total of 148 meters were vandalized over the course of several nights, leading to the arrest of Mitchell Szekely, 34. The city’s bylaw department believes some of the vandalism was the work of a different...
Expect to see more police presence in downtown Vernon
VERNON - There will be more police officers patroling the streets of downtown Vernon next year. Vernon city council recently voted to approve $330,000 for two additional officer positions effective Jan. 1, 2016. The detachment says it will use that funding to restore staffing levels in the downtown enforcement unit. “These officers will assist us...