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.
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Stopping the rot: Okanagan College initiative creates juice from abandoned apples
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COVID cookbook: Okanagan College publish pandemic era recipes
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Okanagan’s latest dining takes place in a 500-year-old farmhouse
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Vernon slated for two new fast food drive-thru restaurants, including Popeyes
Vernon will soon have two new drive-thru fast-food restaurants. Popeyes Louisiana Chicken and Triple O's…
Four Okanagan eateries make it on top 100 places to eat in Canada
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TacoTime and Triple O’s now open in Vernon
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Vernon opera singer to appear on Food Network’s ‘Wall of Bakers’
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B.C. liquor officials want to pour $40K of authentic scotch whisky down the drain
– This story was originally published March 16, 2022. B.C. officials are poised to pour…
B.C. extends bar and restaurant patio permits for summer
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