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Huge increase in Vernon staff making more than $100K
The number of staff at the City of Vernon making more than $100,000 a year…
Vernon council does u-turn on ‘scary’ public murals
In a u-turn move, Vernon council has blocked its "scary" mural project and sent it…
Soccer, pickleball, softball, fenced dog park all being pitched for Peachland park
Plans for Peachland’s newly-acquired public park includes a full-sized soccer field, softball diamond, pickleball, an…
Residents file complaints due to smelly Vernon cannabis facility
The City of Vernon has received 23 complaints regarding the smell of a cannabis facility…
B.C. Liberals in Okanagan move forward with name change process
B.C. Liberal delegates in Penticton voted to move the name change process forward and start…
Okanagan Rail Trail e-bike ban to be scrapped
The e-bike ban that prevented certain types of electric bikes from using the northern section…
B.C.’s minimum wage goes up today; highest of all Canadian provinces
B.C. minimum wage went up today so the lowest-paid workers in the province will now…
Anti-mandate group organizing recall of Vernon’s MLA
A Vernon man who describes himself as a "Canadian Freedom Fighter" and attended the Ottawa…
Okanagan MP is now in charge of scrutinizing the nation’s spending
Okanagan MP Dan Albas has a lofty new role among the opposition Conservative Party of…
B.C. fish farms cultivate increased risks for wild salmon: studies
Pacific salmon are likely exposed to increased risks from pathogens concentrated in fish farms on…
Communities across Canada organize to challenge far-right rhetoric of ‘freedom convoy’
The streets of downtown Ottawa are no longer blocked with trucks and peppered with hate…
Citizen science whale observers worry humpbacks being harassed
The return of a mother humpback whale and calf to B.C. waters should be cause…
New campaign spending limits should please Kelowna Mayor Basran
Spending limits for candidates in the upcoming Oct. 15 municipal elections have been posted by…
iN VIDEO: Conservationists urge B.C. to protect bear dens ‘before it’s too late’
The photo of a baby black bear scrabbling around the woody debris of its destroyed…
Is this any way to run an election in Kelowna?
The general managers of the two largest irrigation districts in the province are heading to…