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How Okanagan land acknowledgements could be more meaningful
Land acknowledgements have become common practice in the Okanagan. You hear them at nearly any…
Bank to foreclose $500K mortgage on Kamloops bat attacker’s home
Jessie Simpson is waiting for the court-ordered sale of his attacker's former home, but a…
‘Ready for justice’: Judgement coming for Jessie Simpson civil dispute
A judge is expected to decide later this week if the mother of a Kamloops…
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…
Details of settlement between North Okanagan residents, pellet plant and province released
LAVINGTON – A number of promises were made as part of a mediated agreement between…
With referendum just days away, Splatsin increase pressure on band council to call off vote on ancestral burial site
ENDERBY – Public pressure is mounting for the Splatsin band council to cancel a referendum…
Dispute over Lavington pellet plant settled in private meeting
LAVINGTON – After being delayed multiple times, an environmental appeal hearing over the Pinnacle Renewable…
Feds shell out $11 million over Vernon property possibly hiding explosives
VERNON - The federal government paid out an $11-million settlement to a B.C. developer who sued after discovering a property purchased in Vernon could be littered with an unknown quantity of unexploded bombs, mortar shells and grenades. Vancouver-based K&L Land Partnership sued the government in 2013 over the 1,349 acre property overlooking Kalamalka Lake. Its...
City approves wage increase for Vernon firefighters
VERNON - Vernon firefighters will be getting a raise as part of a negotiated deal reached with the City of Vernon this week. The new collective agreement between the Vernon local of the International Association of Firefighters and the city calls for a 2.5 per cent retroactive salary increase for each year, starting in 2013,...