Category Archives: Top News Stories
New Funding For Schools
No specific word yet what the Vernon School District will do with new funding from the BC government. The province has announced a 27.4 million dollar Student Learning Grant to be used for supplies an...
Feb 20, 2017
Power Pole Taken Out in Icy Crash
With the snow melting during the day, local roads can be icy in the morning -- and later at night. That ice is believed to be the cause of a crash on Highway 97A north of Pleasant Valley Road in Spall...
Feb 20, 2017
Teens Hit By Car
Two teenaged boys in Armstrong were fortunate to avoid serious injuries after they were hit by a vehicle while walking. The incident happened around 11:30 last Thursday night while the 15 year olds we...
Feb 20, 2017
Community Mailboxes Targeted
The advice to anyone who uses a community mailbox in the North Okanagan is to regularly pick up their mail after a series of mailbox thefts. Canada Post had told RCMP of several break-ins to boxes in ...
Feb 20, 2017
RCMP Concerned About Boy Being Offered Ride
RCMP are seeking more details after a 10 year old boy was approached by a man in a black SUV and offered a ride in Armstrong. The incident happened as the boy was walking home from school near Wolfend...
Feb 20, 2017
Missing Snowmobiler Found
A missing Alberta snowmobiler lost in the Boulder Mountain area west of Revelstoke has been found. RCMP say the 48 year old Hinton man was located disoriented and tired around 10 a.m. this morning. He...
Feb 20, 2017
Vipers Playoff Tickets Go On Sale
The final weekend of the BCHL regular season is upon us and the Vernon Vipers have some exciting news regarding the playoffs. Vernon is scheduled to begin playoff action on Friday March 17 and Saturda...
Feb 20, 2017
Neutral Tax Hike for Shared Services
The taxes for the three combined areas shared by the City of Armstrong and the Township of Spallumcheen will actually be down this year. The Parks and Rec budget has dropped $37-thousand thanks to add...
Feb 20, 2017
Sewage Lagoon Breach Has Residents Worried
Update: 11 a.m. Feb. 20: A Spallumcheen dairy farm behind a sewage lagoon overflow late last week was in non-compliance over the issue for almost a year. Mayor Janice Brown says Grace Mar Dairy was fi...
Feb 20, 2017
Warning to Armstrong Elementary Parents
Parents and students at Armstrong Elementary have been given a warning from the school principal. A Facebook posting states a student was offered a ride by a man with dark brown hair and glasses last ...
Feb 20, 2017
