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Serial armed robber strikes in three provinces
VERNON – A serial bank robber who struck eight banks in three provinces in less than two months has managed to elude police, who are now asking the public for help identifying him. The first robbery was Dec. 1 in Princeton, followed by seven other armed robberies in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan. On Dec. 9...
Vernon sees strongest housing starts in years
VERNON - The City of Vernon is boasting its highest number of housing starts in six years. There were 255 housing starts in 2014, the highest number since 2008, which saw 368 starts. Meanwhile, overall building permit values jumped to $93 million, almost doubling the $50 million in 2013. It’s all good news in the...
Back home and back to business for Vernon’s Upper Room Mission
VERNON - The door is once again open at Vernon’s Upper Room Mission. The soup kitchen served lunch in its dining hall for the first time in two months today, Jan. 26, and communications manager Lisa Anderson says it’s good to be home. “This is where our clients feel most comfortable coming in out of...
Kelowna RCMP marijuana raid a ‘form of discouragement’
VERNON - A police raid might seem like an extreme way to send a message, but a Vernon businessman thinks that was the case with a marijuana dispensary that was shut down in Kelowna. Imre Kovacs is a partial owner of The Herbal Health Centre in Vernon, which opened in the summer of 2013, and...
Rail corridor acquisition looking likely in Lake Country as ‘no-votes’ fail to materialize
LAKE COUNTRY - The man spearheading Lake Country’s acquisition of the CN Rail corridor says he felt little opposition to the project at an open house he hosted last night for local residents. “We were asked a lot of very good questions from a good cross section of people. There seemed to be more concern...