Mission Hill

Why a break-in couldn’t have happened at a worse time for two single Vernon moms

VERNON - Kris Zacharuk is pushing her son into the arrivals gate of the Kelowna Airport in a wheelchair when her phone rings. It’s been tough lately to keep the phone bills covered, but she has to in case the doctors call about Christopher’s kidney transplant. It’s her 17-year-old daughter calling. The house Zacharuk shares...

Making a living foraging the forests of the Okanagan

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - When local forager Scott Moran talks about his work you can't help but think of how romantic and daring it is — the ability to live off the bounty of the land and be self-sufficient — but the reailty is he puts a lot of hard work into creating this charming life....