Getting out of her car at her Herry Road home in the BX Tuesday afternoon, Fay Hutchinson heard crackling.
Her next door neighbour, Greg Bannister, thought somebody was barbecuing with briquettes.
READVICTORIA – Before the federal government decides the fate of the Prosperity gold and copper mine proposed near Williams Lake, people will know what it means for the struggling Cariboo-Chilcotin region and for the aboriginal communities who oppose it.
READOver the past 10 years, Vernon grandmother Marguerite Hughes figures she’s put 25,000 miles on a motorcycle travelling with her husband, Gerry, across B.C., the Yukon and the United States.
READThe City of Vernon has successfully won a battle in the high-stakes world of tourism marketing.
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In horse racing circles, they are known as buzz boys or apprentices. They are now calling Chance Carson champ.
READAn night of contrasts is the best way to describe the Game 1 of the Shaw Cup final between the Armstrong Shamrocks and Kamloops Rattlers Monday night in front of another packed house at the Nor-Val Sports Centre in Armstrong.
READIn only their third season of existence, the Kamloops Venom have captured the Thompson-Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League title.
READEmployees are back to work at a North Okanagan company.
READOne has to re-think strategies when sales fall off like they have for this last month.
READVICTORIA – Forests Minister Pat Bell begs to differ with the report from Central 1 Credit Union that projects more than 11,000 jobs will be lost by the time the pine beetle infestation runs its course in B.C.
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Loverboy fans are working for the long weekend when the iconic Canadian band takes the stage at the Vernon MotoPlex Speedway and Event Park Friday.
READI’ve never met a vice I liked, until now.
READThe Lake Country Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of their new exhibition titled Mixed Messages, featuring artists Dawn Emerson and Angelika Jaeger.
READOrganizers of the Vernon Cup and supporters of Kin Race Track believe they have done what they can to show the passion that exists for horse racing in Vernon.
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