Monashee

• Fire near Kelowna’s rail trail approached homes before being snuffed out

  Firefighters eventually stopped the blaze when it was a mere 50 feet from several homes but not before the fire had grown to 250 feet by 75 feet in size.

  Fire

  Jul 20, 2023
  
• Rescue calls increase dramatically in the Okanagan during pandemic

  Search and Rescue teams across the region have seen a major increase in call volumes in the last two years and this year is expected to follow suit.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2022
  
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• Hikers rescued overnight in the Monashee hiking areas

  Vernon Search and Rescue hiked through difficult terrain during the night and managed to locate the hikers shortly after the first break of daylight.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2022
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• Two weeks after B.C. election, votes still being counted in Vernon-Monashee riding

  As of Saturday afternoon, the riding was still too close to call, with Harwinder Sandhu of the NDP leading Eric Foster of the BC Liberals by just 50 votes.

  Politics

  Nov 7, 2020
• B.C. election 2020: Foster ahead in Vernon-Monashee, but race too close to call

  The riding, like others in the Okanagan and area, has a long history of voting for centre-right parties. That could now change.

  Politics

  Oct 25, 2020
• B.C. election 2020: Vernon-Monashee results

  The final results may not be known until all mail-in ballots and advanced votes are counted. 

  Politics

  Sep 26, 2020
• B.C. firefighters save lost puppies

  A group of firefighters found a group of puppies while returning from work battling a blaze in the North Okanagan.

  Aug 20, 2018