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VJH Light a Bulb campaign; more than they hoped for

VERNON - A public plea and addition of a few extra days was enough to boost the Light a Bulb campaign for the VJH Foundation to not only meet, but surpass its goal of raising $250,000. Director of development Sue Beaudry announced the organization hit $252,168, and that was more than enough to close the...

Man dead after driving snowmobile off cliff

SICAMOUS – The RCMP have confirmed a 49-year-old man was killed in a snowmobile accident in Shuswap backcountry Friday afternoon, Jan. 9. Police say the man was driving his snowmobile in the Owl Head Recreation Area east of Sicamous when he mistakenly drove off a 40-foot high cliff. RCMP officers, paramedics with the B.C. Ambulance...