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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.
Victor Cumming wins re-election as Vernon’s mayor
Vernon's incumbent mayor Victor Cumming will spend another four years in the top job. Mayor…
B.C. lawyer who sent ‘offensive’ email fined $6K
A B.C. lawyer who sent an "offensive, discriminatory and profane" email to a University of…
Shuswap man gets four years in prison for crash that killed mom of four
A Shuswap man whose reckless driving resulted in the death of a 28-year-old mother of…
Vernon mayoral candidate backtracks on social media post
Vernon Mayoral candidate Scott Anderson is backtracking on a statement he posted saying he had…
Where, when, and how, to vote in Vernon Oct. 15
This Saturday, Oct. 15, municipal elections are taking place across the province, including here in…
Vernon ParentsVoice candidates part of campaign to unseat MLA
The three ParentsVoice B.C. candidates vying for seats as Vernon school district trustees were also…
Animal rights protesters from Kelowna get jail for hog farm ‘occupation’
Two animal rights activists who, along with around 200 other people broke into an Abbotsford…
Anti-masker’s campaign to recall Vernon-Monashee MLA fails
A petition launched by an anti-masker who said making children wear masks was "child abuse"…
POLL: Do you support Vernon’s proposed Active Living Centre?
One of the burning questions Vernon residents will have to decide this election day, is…
Kelowna woman who started North Okanagan fires released
A Kelowna woman who started fires in Enderby earlier this year had walked 90 kilometres…
Most B.C. workers would rather quit than return to the office permanently: Poll
More than half of British Columbians who worked from home during the pandemic say they'll…
Penticton nurse that bullied colleagues loses licence
A Penticton nurse has lost his nursing licence for bullying and harassing his former colleagues,…
How Vernon’s $121M Active Living Centre compares to similar projects
It's hard to comprehend the projected cost of Vernon's $121-million Active Living Centre, but look…
Why the sexual orientation policy in Kelowna schools is not ‘propaganda’
Half of the candidates that took part in a Central Okanagan School District 23 all…
Manitoba man who harassed total stranger in Vernon gets jail
A Manitoba man who skipped bail and ended up in B.C. only to then follow…
No retrial for former Vernon man convicted of murdering Japanese student
A former Vernon man convicted of killing a Japanese exchange student in 2016 has lost…
POLL: Do you support Vernon’s proposed Active Living Centre?
One of the burning questions Vernon residents will have to decide this election day, is…
Unvaccinated B.C. nurse reprimanded but won’t face suspension
A B.C. nurse that worked in a long-term care facility with vulnerable residents without being…
B.C. Indian Chiefs win first round in discrimination case over alcohol and liver transplants
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has won the first stage of a B.C. Human…
Suspect arrested in anti-vax counter-protester assault
A 52-year-old man has been arrested in connection to an alleged assault on a COVID-19…
North Okanagan RCMP officer cleared of wrongdoing by police watchdog
The provincial police watchdog has cleared an RCMP officer of any wrongdoing after a drunk…
ParentsVoice candidates a no-show at Vernon school district debate
None of the Vernon candidates running under the conservative Christian slate ParentsVoice B.C. bothered to…
Vernon anti-vax counter-protester assaulted
A Vernon man who has been counter-protesting anti-vaxxers at a weekly Polson Park demonstration says…
Kootenay boss who left sex toys on employee’s desk ordered to pay $15K
The owner of a Kootenay landscape company who pushed his genitals into the back of…