Category Archives: Top News Stories
EBus Applies To Take Over Bus Service
An Alberta bus company is ready to take the place of Greyhound and provide bus service on three BC routes. Ebus has applied to the Passenger Transportation Board to service Kelowna To Vancouver, Kamlo...
Corey Fischer Sep 20, 2018
Newcomer Takes On Veteran Mayor
A retired corrections officer is vying to become Lake Country's next mayor. Barry Rhodes (pictured) has been living in the District for five years, running a hobby farm on Chase Road in Okanagan Centr...
Corey Fischer Sep 20, 2018
Event Feeds Funds To Food Society
An event billed as a laid back way to meet other young professionals, while raising money for charity, has hit its mark in Vernon. The third annual BDO Lawn Days of Summer was held at the Vernon Lawn ...
Corey Fischer Sep 20, 2018
Update: Borrowing Approved For New SAR Home
Update 1 pm: Officials with Vernon Search and Rescue are pleased the plan for funding their proposed new building is moving ahead. The regional district's alternative approval process to borrow up to ...
Tom Mark Sep 20, 2018
Big Police Response Nets Suspect
RCMP have arrested a man for allegedly stealing from motor vehicles in Vernon's Okanagan Landing. Police were called around 1:30 this morning by a vehicle owner who's truck was being broken into in th...
Corey Fischer Sep 20, 2018
Former Lululemon Executive Joins True Leaf As CFO
Former Lululemon executive Kerry Biggs has joined True Leaf Medicine International as its Chief Financial Officer. Biggs was Vice President, Treasurer looking after capital markets, liquidity, treasur...
Tom Mark Sep 20, 2018
Seniors Advocate Reports On Home And Long-Term Care
BC's Senior's Advocate has released a report examining trends affecting BC's population of frail seniors. Isobel Mackenzie looks at the tens of thousands of seniors receiving both home care and in lon...
Tom Mark Sep 20, 2018
Snow Clearing Big In Spallumcheen Budget Plan
Spallumcheen Council is looking at improving snow removal this winter. Mayor Janice Brown says council wants to boost the budget for sand and salt and staffing "How we could look at hiring weekend sea...
Tom Mark Sep 20, 2018
Coldstream Policing Issues on Govt. Radar
Coldstream's mayor is satisfied the provincial government is going to help sort out the District's concerns with policing. Mayor Jim Garlick says the matter came up in meetings with government staff a...
Tom Mark Sep 19, 2018
Dog Park Feedback
Regional District of North Okanagan staff say they got some good input from pet owners and park users at the BX Ranch Dog Park. Parks manager Keith Pinkoski says they were out at the park Wednesday, t...
Corey Fischer Sep 19, 2018

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