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Ben Bulmer
After a decade of globetrotting, U.K. native Ben Bulmer ended up settling in Canada in 2009. Calling Vancouver home he headed back to school and studied journalism at Langara College. From there he headed to Ottawa before winding up in a small anglophone village in Quebec, where he worked for three years at a feisty English language newspaper. Ben is always on the hunt for a good story, an interesting tale and to dig up what really matters to the community.
Who pays the most? A property tax comparison in Okanagan, Kamloops
Do you think you get value for money?
High, mentally ill man got on a Vernon bus and started choking the driver with tape: court
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The assault had a lasting affect on the bus driver, but he appears to harbour no ill will.
Ostrich Farm protester charged with pouring gasoline on senior no-show in court
Timothy John Regan is facing charges of assault with a weapon, assault and mischief under $5,000.
‘Extraordinarily lenient:’ Serial Kelowna fraudster avoids jail
“I went through some stuff I shouldn't have done," she said.
She mistakenly sold poisonous mushrooms at a BC farm stand, but experts question how she made such a ‘foolish’ mistake
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Experst say the two types of mushrooms look very different.
Acton not dropping out of Lumby mayoral race so challenger isn’t acclaimed
This year's double election sees Lumby mayor Kevin Acton running in both municipal and provincial elections a week apart.
Ban for BC teacher caught in creep catcher-style sting op on Grindr
He thought he was chatting with a 14-year-old boy.
Mental illness (not Russian spies) strong factor in Okanagan arsons
Arsonists are more likely to have schizophrenia than the general population.
Banned Vernon lawyer ‘misappropriated’ $116,000 from elderly client who has dementia
The Law Society describes misappropriation as “tantamount to theft.”
Central Okanagan regional district bylaw manager facing multiple weapons charges
He also served 26 years in the RCMP.
Judge alarmed at ‘frequency’ of offences by man caught masturbating in Kelowna Starbucks
He was only out of prison for six days before he committed another crime.
Reprimand for BC teacher who left student behind on field trip
The teacher should have taken an attendance.
Reprimand for BC teacher who posted song about Charlie Kirk’s death online
The teacher sang and played the guitar in the video.
Spitting at UBCO security guard lands Kelowna man in a prison cell
The judge said it was a degrading and dehumanizing assault.
A 35% tax increase in Vernon over four years is helping to pay for lots of nice things
From parks to pools Vernon has cool new stuff. It's come at a cost.
In unusual move, BC ministry not identifying suspended teacher who injured student
Teachers' names are normally made public, but not in this case.
Promised slate of conservative candidates in municipal election fails to materialize in Kelowna, Kamloops
The Conservative Electors Association has only come up with a handful of candidates, all in the Lower Mainland.
Controversial ParentsVoice political slate absent from local election campaign
In 2022, the organization ran a slate of candidates in Kelowna and Vernon and across the province.
BC prison ordered to pay incarcerated veteran over denial of PTSD drugs
Incarcerated individuals still require discrimination-free services.
Déjà vu? Incumbent and 3 former mayors running in 2026 Vernon election
Two of the mayors have been out of politics for years.
BC woman evicted by Habitat for Humanity after losing job, now paying legal fees
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The case bounced from court to court and the legal fees won't be cheap.
Prolific Kelowna thief carries knife, threatens security guard, caught again with break-in tools
That's why they call it "catch and release."
Kelowna woman wins legal fight with strata over emotional support cat
She's not the first take legal action over emotional support animals.
Suspension for BC vice principal who called himself ‘grad dad,’ sent students messages on social media
He'd been warned to be careful.