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.
TacoTime and Triple O’s now open in Vernon
Two new fast-food restaurants have opened in Vernon. Triple O's and TacoTime have both opened…
Four Okanagan eateries make it on top 100 places to eat in Canada
Four eateries in the Okanagan have made it into the top 100 restaurants in Canada…
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…
Okanagan’s latest dining takes place in a 500-year-old farmhouse
To complement its authentic Austrian-German menu, Sparkling Hill Resort has opened a new restaurant in…
Forget turkey: Six smaller alternatives for a pandemic-restricted Christmas dinner
For many in the Thompson-Okanagan, pandemic restrictions are going to make Christmas dinner look very…
COVID cookbook: Okanagan College publish pandemic era recipes
It started with a conversation among Okanagan College library staff about keeping students engaged during…
Stopping the rot: Okanagan College initiative creates juice from abandoned apples
An Okanagan College social enterprise is making the most of an abundance of apples left…
Naramata wine region to become a board game
A B.C. wine lover and game producer has combined both his passions and is set…
After nearly 30 years, Vernon’s Little Tex restaurant closes its doors
After nearly 30 years in the restaurant business, the iconic Vernon eatery Little Tex has…
Proposed Shuswap ‘food hub’ has small producers excited
Inspired after drinking barley tea made from Canadian ingredients while living in Japan, Janice Ishizaka…
Uncanny: Pandemic shopping fever sees canning supplies wiped out
In the 20 plus years Orest Sworak has worked at the well-known Vernon homeware store,…
A tech entrepreneur plans to make Vernon a world-class destination for wine lovers
Tech entrepreneur Markus Frind says he's going to make Vernon a world-class wine hub. The…
Why Vernon doesn’t have any wineries… yet
Making your way from one winery to the next, half-a-dozen sips at a time, has…
Enderby dog treat business making use of brewery’s waste
Using a barley by-product from a local brewery, a recently launched Enderby dog treat business…
SilverStar spring mountain festival returns
Back for the second year running, SilverStar Mountain Resort is once again holding the 10-day…