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Hotel space a challenge as Okanagan Indian Band works to house evacuees
VERNON – The Okanagan Indian Band is providing emergency support, including food, lodging and other…
VIDEO: A skier and a mountain biker share the slopes at Silver Star Mountain
VERNON – The folks at Silver Star Mountain aren’t letting this year’s surplus of snow…
Government watchdog sets aside pollution order to North Okanagan farm
SPALLUMCHEEN – Orders made by the provincial government to a farm in the North Okanagan…
Vernon residents put on alert as hot weather, thunderstorms conspire to cause more flooding
VERNON – Some Vernon residents are being warned that the forecast doesn’t look good and…
Do you agree with borrowing $2.3 million for the North Okanagan-Shuswap Rail Trail?
NORTH OKANAGAN – If you think borrowing $2.3 million for a rail trail between Armstrong…
Relying on water advisories alone won’t keep people safe: Interior Health report
A report from the Interior Health Authority warns public drinking water advisories are not a…
Vernon lake water tests come back safe, but you still might not want to go swimming
VERNON – The water at Vernon’s local beaches has been deemed safe, from a water…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman found
UPDATE: 4:53 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2017 VERNON – RCMP say a 38-year-old Vernon woman…
Possible E. coli contamination prompts recall of Rogers flour
Rogers Foods Ltd., which has mills in Armstrong and Chilliwack, is recalling its all purpose…
“It just doesn’t add up:” Internal documents reveal underlying reason for Salmon Arm Rapattack closure
SALMON ARM – Controversial cutbacks at the Salmon Arm Rapattack base weren’t all about saving…
Potential for thunderstorms today before sun and showers over the weekend
Some cooler, damper weather is coming to the Okanagan. Today, June 8, there’s a severe…
Vernon drug trafficking investigation leads to arrest
VERNON – A local man was arrested last week in connection with a dial-a-dope drug…
Stay off Kal Beach pier or face fines, local government warns
COLDSTREAM – The public is being warned to stay off the pier at Kal Beach.…
UPDATE: Wide ranging thunderstorm watch rescinded for south, central and eastern B.C.
10:25 a.m. Friday, June 9, 2017 The thunderstorm watch ended yesterday evening according to Environment…
UPDATE: Gas leak leads to precautionary evacuations in Vernon
VERNON – Crews made quick work of a gas leak in a residential part of…