Okanagan News
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With reservoirs at below average levels, Greater Vernon Water suggests prepping for a dry summerWhile the water utility isn't sounding alarm bells, it does want to notify customers of a possible dry season so they can prepare.EnvironmentMay 20
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Planned fee change will raise the cost of many taxi rides to Kelowna’s airportExpect to pay slightly more for a ride to the Kelowna International Airport starting this summer.ConsumerMay 18
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Neighbourhood-level COVID-19 data shows some Okanagan hot spots cooling offRutland and Summerland were both deemed high COVID-19 transmission neighbourhoods and Interior Health broadened vaccine eligibility in both areas.HealthMay 13
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‘His eyes started closing’: Okanagan Lake rescue caught on camera"I tried to keep it light, but inside I was like, 'Oh no, this guy needs help right away."NewsMay 11
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‘A pretty exciting call’: Grandmother, firefighters deliver baby in Vernon, B.C.Baby Mazikeen made a quick entrance into the world early Saturday morning.NewsMay 5
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Life sentence handed down in Hope, B.C., murder caseMonday morning Joshua Fleurant pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in relation to the April 2017 death of Michael Walter Bonin near Hope.CrimeMay 3
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Lake Country family caught in housing crunch after fireAfter a fire destroyed their home, a family with deep ties to Lake Country is now struggling to find a long-term place to buy or rent in the community.NewsMay 2
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Cannabis business park planned for Lumby, B.C.Okanagan marijuana company True Leaf is planning to subdivide its 40 acre Lumby property and create a cannabis business park.NewsApr 21
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North Okanagan man taken to hospital after rescue from house fireThe fire department believes the blaze may have been started by a burn pile.FireApr 18
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Downtown Vernon Association expresses ‘guarded optimism’ about overdose prevention siteThe site is meant to help keep people alive as British Columbia continues to struggle with an overdose crisis.NewsApr 15
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