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In their shoes: Riding along with Vernon bylaw
VERNON - I thought bylaw officers spent all their time shoving parking tickets on my windshield with uncanny timing until I suited up in a protective vest and accompanied them on a typical evening shift. We didn’t go near a single parking meter. On a Friday night, Vernon bylaw officer Russ Lutsenko handed me the...
HELSTON: Welcoming worldwide celebrities the Okanagan way
We’ve all seen photos of mob-like crowds pooling around celebrities, smartphones thrust above the horde, paparazzi elbowing their way to the front, stars diving into vehicles while body guards hold back the gawkers. The famous people at the centre of it all just wanted to enjoy an ice cream cone at the park, or something...
HELSTON: Hundreds of bears die every year for this stupid reason
This goes out to anyone who’s left their garbage out and had a bear get into it; you might as well have put a bullet through its head. It sounds harsh, I know, but hundreds of bears across B.C. are killed by conservation officers every year because they’ve grown habituated to garbage. Sorry to break...
HELSTON: Victory, or prolonging the inevitable? Here’s hoping school officials use the next year wisely
News this week that two elementary schools in the North Okanagan are being spared for…
Decision on North Okanagan school closures, reconfigurations expected next month
VERNON – A decision on school closures and reconfigurations in the North Okanagan is looming. …
Health authority may have little to offer North Okanagan residents fighting for clean drinking water
SPALLUMCHEEN – The Interior Health Authority is reviewing its options after receiving a request to…
Process to close North Okanagan and Shuswap schools officially begins
NORTH OKANAGAN – School closures in the North Okanagan and Salmon Arm could be happening…
As North Okanagan and Salmon Arm school closures loom, board chair says ‘nothing is set in stone’
VERNON – Feedback from the public will weigh heavily on School District 83 trustees over…
Refugee committee wants to know if you have a suite for rent in the North Okanagan
VERNON – Leads on hotel rooms, secondary suites and other accommodation are being sought as…
Campaign expenses revealed for newly elected North Okanagan-Shuswap MP
VERNON – North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold’s win in the October 2015 election was helped…
UPDATE: Highway fully reopens following serious crash north of Enderby
ENDERBY – A serious collision was causing delays on Highway 97A just north of Enderby…
Millions of dollars in federal campaign spending to come out of taxpayers’ pockets
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Costs add up quickly for election campaigns, but what you might not have…
Dates set for public consultation on possible Armstrong, Salmon Arm school closures
NORTH OKANAGAN – Community members can have their say on potential school closures at two…
School board moves to public consultation on big changes for September 2015
NORTH OKANAGAN – There could be some big changes in School District 83 as early…
Have your say on SD 83 school changes at these upcoming meetings
NORTH OKANAGAN – The public will play a large role in the decision-making process into…