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Grizzly attacks make community nervous

Grizzly attacks make community nervous

Jul 12, 2013 / 12:00 pm

Two suspected grizzly attacks in less than two weeks have Cherryville residents worried about what's going to happen next. Rebecca and Travis Viret awoke...

A show of shotguns

A show of shotguns

Jul 12, 2013 / 5:36 am

May 20: Police have recommended charges against a Cherryville man following an incident on May 20, after he confronted several young adults with a shotgun. The...

Salmon Arm crime files

Salmon Arm crime files

Jul 11, 2013 / 11:55 am

At 7 a.m. on Monday, July 8, Salmon Arm RCMP received a report of a vehicle stolen overnight from a residence on Blind Bay Rd. The vehicle was recovered a short...

City hall: A look behind the numbers

City hall: A look behind the numbers

Jul 11, 2013 / 11:00 am

Publishing staff salaries is just a part of open and responsible government in Canada, says City of Vernon Mayor Rob Sawatsky. Provincial legislation requires...

Vehicle fire causes column of smoke

Vehicle fire causes column of smoke

Jul 10, 2013 / 6:43 am

​ ​ The Armstrong Fire department was called out to reports of a vehicle fire at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, on Upper McCleod Road. Smoke could be...

Seems friends do let friends drive drunk

Seems friends do let friends drive drunk

Jul 9, 2013 / 12:32 pm

​ Sometimes people should think twice about helping a friend in need - or the consequences there-in. This tale of 'did they really do that,' comes...

Engine fire heats up car

Engine fire heats up car

Jul 9, 2013 / 8:22 am

A leisurely drive down the road became a smoky adventure for one motorist. The Vernon Fire department says the man was driving down Highway 6 when he lost power...

Vernon celebrates new rec. projects

Vernon celebrates new rec. projects

Jul 8, 2013 / 1:13 pm

The North Okanagan Regional District celebrated the addition of three new recreational projects in Lumby and Greater Vernon over the weekend. The events...

Apartment fire averted by alert officer

Apartment fire averted by alert officer

Jul 8, 2013 / 12:53 pm

On July 7 at around 3:25 a.m. an officer on patrol in the downtown core heard a residential fire alarm coming from an apartment building at 3608 30th Ave. After...

Woman brings drugs into cop shop

Woman brings drugs into cop shop

Jul 8, 2013 / 12:26 pm

On July 4, North Okanagan Traffic Services was attempting to locate a Vernon resident who is on a court order not to possess a cell phone and who has a history...

Task Force arrests three for trafficking

Task Force arrests three for trafficking

Jul 8, 2013 / 12:18 pm

The Vernon North Okanagan Task Force arrested three people July 4 for Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking. Two males, 28- and 19-years-old, and one...

Two motorcyclists struck over weekend

Two motorcyclists struck over weekend

Jul 8, 2013 / 10:00 am

Two very similar accidents in the North Okanagan sent two motorcyclists to hospital on Sunday. The first incident happened at the intersection of Highway 1 and...

End of line for Okanagan railway

End of line for Okanagan railway

Jul 8, 2013 / 9:09 am

Financial troubles for a small British Columbia railway operating in the southern Interior could mean a ripple-effect of higher prices for consumers. A...

Explosion at campground

Explosion at campground

Jul 8, 2013 / 8:24 am

A 71-year-old man from Kamloops suffered severe burns and had to be airlifted to Vancouver General Hospital after an explosion at the White Lake Provincial...

City recognizes Vernon music school

City recognizes Vernon music school

Jul 7, 2013 / 11:00 am

City of Vernon Mayor Rob Sawatzky met with Al Szeliga, President of the Vernon Community Music School, on the front porch of the Vernon Community Music School...

Lumby residents rally to aid flood victim

Lumby residents rally to aid flood victim

Jul 6, 2013 / 1:24 pm

Kal Tire store manager Wylie Barker put his money where his mouth is on Saturday afternoon in Lumby. When local senior, Arthur Aubin lost everything to flooding...

Travel trailer explodes, burns

Travel trailer explodes, burns

Jul 6, 2013 / 12:55 pm

A leaking propane tank was the probable cause of a travel trailer, belonging to visiting vacationers from Alberta, which exploded then burned early Saturday...

Scam artists in Salmon Arm

Scam artists in Salmon Arm

Jul 5, 2013 / 3:27 pm

Various telephone scams appear to be making the rounds in Salmon Arm over the past few weeks. In one instance a person complained to RCMP that they had...

Bio-energy system complete in Enderby

Bio-energy system complete in Enderby

Jul 5, 2013 / 1:15 pm

Work is now complete on a bio-energy heating system that uses waste wood in order to heat municipal buildings in Enderby. The cost of the project was just...

30 Ave. revitalization wrapping up

30 Ave. revitalization wrapping up

Jul 5, 2013 / 10:44 am

It will soon be back to business as usual on the west end of 30 Avenue. City of Vernon Infrastructure Engineer Mark Dowhaniuk says they expect to wrap up the...