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Skydive plane makes emergency landing 27 Aug 2013 | 06:25 pm
by Melissa Ligertwood - Vernon - CASTANET Aug 27, 2013 / 5:00 am Photo: Melissa Ligertwood - Vernon It was a close call on Sunday afternoon for an Okanagan Skydive plane. Owner Bret Chalmers says t...
Okanagan Indian Band to access 911 for fire emergencies 27 Aug 2013 | 02:48 am
By Staff Writer - Vernon Morning Star Published: August 26, 2013 12:00 PM A new arrangement should improve safety for residents of the Okanagan Indian Reserve. The City of Vernon will begin providing ...
Review launched after Hells Angels member hired by City of Vancouver 27 Aug 2013 | 02:45 am
August 26, 2013 - 12:33 PM INFO-TEL Multimedia VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says staff will review its employment practices after a member of the Hells Angels was hired as a garbage collector. R...
Grass fire spreads to scrap yard 26 Aug 2013 | 06:25 pm
Photo: Crystal Wright by Adam Proskiw - Kelowna - CASTANET Aug 25, 2013 / 8:25 pm A grass fire that started in an industrial area of Vernon Sunday night quickly spread to a nearby auto scrap yard wh...
Procedures questioned over gallery vote 26 Aug 2013 | 04:19 am
By Richard Rolke - Vernon Morning Star Published: August 25, 2013 8:00 AM There are concerns bureaucracy’s wheels are spinning over Greater Vernon culture. The Regional District of North Okanagan boa...
Vernon Morning Star - BYPASS POLL 26 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am
Does there need to be a highway bypass around Vernon?: Current Results: (as at 2:30 PM Sunday Aug.25) Total Votes: 142 Yes- 117 votes (82 %) N0 - 25 votes (18 %) Link to Take poll: http://www....
Telus construction crew shell-shocked 24 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
By Dale Bass - Kamloops This Week Published: August 23, 2013 1:00 PM Ground-penetrating radar is being used on Friday, Aug. 23, at the Telus data-centre construction site in Kamloops after an unexplod...
Two fires in six months prompts operations review 24 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
By Charlotte Helston INFO-TEL Multimedia August 23, 2013 - 12:13 PM The Greater Vernon Landfill has seen two major fires in the last six months. The first (pictured below) was in March, and it compl...
Firm Chosen To Guide Sports Project 24 Aug 2013 | 12:38 am
Written by Peter McIntyre 107.5 KISSFM Friday, 23 August 2013 11:00 The planned sports facility next to Okanagan College in Coldstream is moving to the next phase. The regional district has awarded t...
Downloading concerns overflow at RDNO 23 Aug 2013 | 08:29 pm
By Richard Rolke - Vernon Morning Star Published: August 23, 2013 1:00 AM Elmer Halvorson photo Ashton Creek residents are demanding action over flooding but local politicians are reluctant to get i...
