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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.
Treasurer stole money from Kelowna school fund to survive: Defence
At one point, the books for the parent advisory council at a Kelowna elementary school…
‘SURVIVOR’: Ex-wife of Vernon killer fears for his next partner
On Christmas Eve 2011, more than a decade before Vernon pharmacist Shaun Wiebe was sent…
Flair Airlines said bird strike cancelled flight but BC couple sue and win
A BC couple has won a legal fight against Flair Airlines after the company failed…
BC ‘spiritual influencer’ claims Facebook defamed her
A BC woman, who calls herself a "spiritual influencer", has launched a $75-million lawsuit against…
Vernon vets on hook for $3,000 for burning pet during surgery
The owners of a Vernon veterinary clinic are on the hook $2,800 after burning a…
Little growth in North Okanagan wildfire but blaze still out of control
There has been limited growth in a wildfire burning between Vernon and Salmon Arm in…
Kelowna restaurant hit with $7,000 fine for selling Corona to teen
A Kelowna restaurant that served a 17-year-old a bottle of Corona at its bar has…
Increase in number of homes for sale but prices steady across Okanagan, Kamloops
There are 40% more properties on the market in the Central Okanagan than in July…
Busted sewer line closes Vernon beaches on Okanagan Lake, again
For the second time this summer, some Vernon beaches have been closed due to a…
Fire between Vernon and Salmon Arm doubles in size
A wildfire burning between Vernon and Salmon Arm has doubled in size in the last…
Elderly Kamloops fishers lose legal fight to fish for kokanee in nearby lake
An elderly group of fly fishers who claimed that not being able to put their…
Crew in unsafe hole nets North Okanagan firm $19,000 fine
A North Okanagan contractor has been fined $19,000 after crews were found to have been…
Crews get handle on wildfire on Penticton’s West Bench
A wildfire that broke out in Penticton's this afternoon is now being held but not…
North Okanagan wildfire continues to grow
A wildfire located between Vernon and Salmon Arm continues to grow today. As of 10…
BC’s oldest pot shop fined $3.2M
One of Canada's oldest cannabis stores has been stung with a $3.2-million fine for selling…
Kelowna orchard fined $42K for broken seatbelts in work van
A Kelowna fruit grower has been fined $42,500 for not having enough seatbelts on a…
Vernon pharmacist, sentenced in 2023 for killing partner, already on parole
A Vernon pharmacist who killed his girlfriend by repetitively smashing her head into the floor,…
Shuswap MLA’s company in court fight over houseboats
The family company of Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo is embroiled in a messy court battle…
Unlicenced BC mortgage broker sues over unpaid commission
In an audacious move, a BC mortgage broker who worked without a license has taken…
Okanagan teacher who tried to get pupils to snitch on friend gets reprimanded
An Okanagan middle-school teacher who encouraged a couple of Grade 8 students to snitch on…
Two Kelowna pubs rack up $14K in fines for selling booze to teens
A Kelowna brew pub that sold a single can of stout to a 17-year-old has…
Okanagan firm that paid female electrician less fails to have human rights case thrown out
An Okanagan company has lost an appeal to have a case thrown out after a…
In secret, OKIB council members awarded themselves a huge pay increase
Behind closed doors, the Okanagan Indian Band council have voted themselves up to 50% pay…
BC nurse suspended for snooping on colleagues’ medical records
A BC nurse who snooped on the medical records of a dozen of his colleagues…