Charlotte Helston

Internal government emails reveal frustration behind unauthorized fire lookout construction
SICAMOUS – We still don’t know how things will turn out for a rebuilt fire…
North Okanagan community rallies to keep good Samaritans behind the wheels of their snowplows
ENDERBY – After news that a group of volunteer snow plowers might have to cease…
JUST STOP: Flaggers talk about daily abuse, close calls following death of co-worker
VERNON – When Traci Jeeves goes to work, she fully expects to get flipped the…

Curtis Sagmoen remains in custody without a bail hearing
VERNON – Curtis Sagmoen appeared in Vernon Provincial Court today by video, dressed in an…

Commercial North Okanagan lettuce grower looking to hire lots of locals starting in New Year
COLDSTREAM – Most of the lettuce you see for sale at chain supermarkets comes from…
An inside look at what goes on at the Vernon Methadone Clinic
“PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT US” VERNON – Whether there for pain management or for…

North Okanagan flagger dies of injuries
NORTH OKANAGAN – The flagger injured on the job in Lavington last month has died.…
Police aren’t done searching near Sagmoen farm
SILVER CREEK – Search efforts are quietly continuing in a rural North Okanagan community where…
Homeless ask for socks, phone cards as part of anonymous wish list project in Vernon, Salmon Arm
VERNON – The communities of Vernon and Salmon Arm are spreading kindness this holiday season…

Two robberies, one store: Vernon brother and sister robbed at knife point
"PLEASE DON'T HURT ME" VERNON – As an employee, you’re never really prepared to be…

City councils can approve new RCMP officers but getting them is the hard part
VERNON – Vernon is ready to pay for more police officers, but how long it…

Why vacancy rate statistics don’t tell the whole story
You may have heard all kinds of facts and figures this morning about vacancy rates…

Average rent still going up in Vernon while vacancies nosedive
VERNON – Rents are up again and available units down in Vernon, according to the…
‘It’s totally unfair’: Vernon woman says health ministry leaving her life in limbo
VERNON – A Vernon woman says her life is filled with uncertainties as she fights…

Okanagan Indian Band still fighting for compensation over military explosives buried on reserve
VERNON – The Okanagan Indian Band is carrying on its legal fight in B.C. Supreme…








