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Kamloops restaurant offering ‘Women & Whiskey’ sessions
Getting more women into whiskey is a labour of love for Sara Hanrahan. Hanrahan, the…
New women’s shelter and supportive housing complex planned for Kelowna
NOW Canada Society is applying to build a five-storey, 34-unit housing project in the Pandosy…
Women in Trades program gone from Okanagan College
After 16 years, the Women in Trades program at Okanagan College has ended due to…
Volunteer group aims to make life a little easier for women on the streets of Vernon
VERNON – A group founded in Kelowna years ago to help women on the streets…
Addictions recovery centre in Vernon not just for men anymore
VERNON – A longtime gap in services for women struggling with addictions in Vernon is…
Families of missing women in North Okanagan gather to demand answers
ENDERBY – The families of Caitlin Potts, Ashley Simpson and Deanna Wertz aren’t giving up…
Ontario family still doesn’t know what happened to daughter who went missing one year ago in North Okanagan
NORTH OKANAGAN – The family of a young woman who vanished without a trace in…
Police can’t confirm social media reports that people are being drugged at Vernon bars
VERNON – While posts have been shared on social media and a news site suggesting…
Homey and welcoming, Charlotte’s Place fills a big need for marginalized women in Vernon
VERNON – Marginalized women looking for a safe place to go during the day can…
Kelowna women killed in Vernon car crash identified
VERNON - The B.C. Coroners Service has released the identities of two women who died in a head-on car accident in Vernon over the weekend. They were Chantal Diane Bazin, 22, and Kayla Elizabeth Cartwright, 26, both from Kelowna. According to a press release from the coroner Larry Marzinzik, Bazin was the driver, and Cartwright the...
Parole violator drives like a fool and gets arrested
KELOWNA - Two women violating parole might have gone on to violate another day if they hadn’t drawn attention to themselves Tuesday. Kelowna RCMP Const. Sheldon Herman was conducting a routine patrol along Highway 33 when he noticed a black Mustang near Bryden Road. He ran the plates and discovered the car belonged to a...