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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.
‘Clearly untrue’: BC judge orders property developer to pay up after refusing to pay contractor
The judge said the developer had a “cavalier attitude” and his behaviour was “difficult and unwarranted."
Creditors want first dibs on possible $900,000 federal payment to BC ostrich farm
Taxpayers could be on the hook for a $900,000 compensation payment to Universal Ostrich Farm.
BC judge’s constant interruptions see sex assault conviction quashed, new trial ordered
The accused was in jail, and the victim will now have to go through the whole ordeal again.
9-year-old working midway ride on Vancouver Island when drunk passenger injured
The regulator said the child lacked the experience to deal with situations that deviated from the norm.
From bad wine to fake documents, Peachland winery costs buyers $2.3M after sale sours
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A Chinese couple wanted an Okanagan winery to sell wine to China. It didn't end up like that.
Kelowna business that fired manager after she called in sick on the hook $24,000
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has called a Kelowna company’s decision to fire a manager…
How a Clearwater logging company mostly talked its way out of a $250,000 fine
It's a rare win against the BC government.
Judge’s ruling on Kelowna couple’s compensation will make life harder for airline passengers
The couple wanted compensation after a delayed flight.
Vernon man’s custom camper van business going strong after starting in his driveway during pandemic
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“I started building, built one van and thought, ‘I can do this.'"
BC gov’t fined $760,000 for fatal wildfire ATV crash and crew entrapped by fire
The incidents date back to the 2023 wildfife season.
Driving a tractor without a seatbelt nets Kelowna orchards $13,500 in fines
They can add their names to a list of farms all fined for the same thing.
Raided Kelowna business owner says she got the drugs from India, won’t get a licence
"I don't believe in licensing."
Peachland senior reignites decade-old legal beef with bylaw officer
The 79-year-old once displayed "off‑putting behaviour," but it appeared to be water under the bridge, until it wasn't.
Anti-vax Kelowna woman claims business raided by Health Canada, Ivermectin seized
"They want to take away all my Ivermectin that’s curing cancer and COVID-19 injuries," she claims.
Farm review board rules BCSPCA shouldn’t have seized Oliver woman’s dogs, birds
However, she's facing other animal cruelty charges.