Armstrong

• North Okanagan landlord shocked after inspecting rental property

  The state of the home resembled a horror movie, with mounds of garbage, human and animal feces everywhere and damage to essentially every corner of every room.

  Canada

  Apr 9
• 17 homes left without water in Spallumcheen, B.C.

  Residents are blaming the BC Ministry of Forests after ministry workers removed a vital piece of equipment from their water system.

  Canada

  Apr 2
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• Second stretch of rail trail corridor in Okanagan closer to reality

  Local government purchased the former rail line with the plan of developing the corridor into a pedestrian and bike path, similar to the trail that now joins Kelowna and Vernon.

  Environment

  Mar 29
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• Vernon widower pleased to see median barriers installed on Highway 97A

  "I feel that it is really sad that my wife actually had to lose her life to make a section of the highway, that is known to be very very bad, safer."

  Canada

  Mar 21
• Police called to Armstrong middle school after student allegedly threatened staff member

  According to police, a student allegedly threatened a staff member with a weapon on Friday morning.

  Canada

  Mar 5
• North Okanagan RCMP seek witnesses after police say child was ‘clipped’ by passing vehicle

  A child was walking through an intersection when a black passenger vehicle 'clipped, the child's backpack as it drove past, police said.

  Crime

  Feb 22
• Highway 7 crash kills 3 near Arborg, Man., RCMP investigating

  The victims include two 23-year-old men from Winnipeg, and another man who has yet to be identified.

  Feb 18
• Armstrong, B.C., rezones parkland for potential affordable housing project

  Critics are concerned about the loss of green space and the lack of information about the type of project that could go ahead on the rezoned property.

  Jan 26
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• COVID-19 pandemic, land sale forces Abbotsford Tulip Festival to move to Okanagan

  The Abbotsford Tulip Festival, which launched in 2016 and has drawn thousands of visitors every year, is relocating to the North Okanagan.

  Canada

  Jan 25
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• B.C. man witnesses daring deer rescue

  “It's nice to see people really care. He went through a lot of effort to save the animal when he could have let the deer drown. We need people like that.”

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2020