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RCMP blockade surrounds Vernon home
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (116+ words) Published 3: 25 pm Wednesday, June 24, 2026 A large police presence has 24th Avenue blocked off Wednesday afternoon. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star) A large police presence has a home surrounded in Vernon's Mission Hill area. At least a half a dozen RCMP vehicles, including…...
Chase council on the fence about fence height Development Variance Permit
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (601+ words) Published 4: 00 pm Wednesday, June 24, 2026 The over-height fence replaced the former cedar hedge in the owners" attempt to make the property more Fire Smart. (Google maps) In the end, it seems good fences make good neighbours in the Village of Chase…...
Sicamous Health Centre landscaping contract awarded at $62 K
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (295+ words) Published 4: 30 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 The contract for the landscaping at the Sek'emaws (Sicamous) Health Centre has been awarded to Swan Lake Landscaping for $62, 624 plus GST, with the work to be completed by June 30. (District of Sicamous image) The green space…...
Natural shorelines going in opposite directions for 2 Okanagan lakes
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (271+ words) Published 3: 15 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 Wood Lake's shoreline is improving, but there's still lots of work that needs to be done to make it healthy, according to a Canadian water science and stewardship non-government organization. Recently, Living Lakes Canada resurveyed the…...
Memories of Kevin Flynn shared by Columbia Shuswap Regional District board and staff
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (1114+ words) Published 9: 00 am Friday, June 19, 2026 By Barb Brouwer Contributor Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors put business aside briefly to pay tribute to Deputy Chair and Salmon Arm director Kevin Flynn, who succumbed to cancer on June 11. Several directors shared their thoughts…...
The Turner Files: One BC calls respect for Elders racism
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (289+ words) Published 4: 30 am Friday, June 19, 2026 A parking sign at a hospital in Whitehorse says "Respectfully Reserved for Elders." So I did what a journalist is supposed to do. I asked the people who put up the sign. That is the whole…...
CSRD transferring $105 K in reserves for summer mosquito spraying
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (471+ words) Published 3: 15 pm Thursday, June 18, 2026 Revelstoke's regional district has approved $105, 000 in reserve transfers to bolster mosquito control this summer in three different electoral areas. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) board of directors voted Thursday, June 18, in favour of moving tens…...
Enderby salutes Canada with family friendly fun day
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (488+ words) Published 3: 00 pm Thursday, June 18, 2026 The City of Enderby has released its 2026 Canada Day festivities schedule. (Contributed) What a day to celebrate Canada in small-town British Columbia. The City of Enderby invites residents and visitors from across the region to celebrate…...
Experienced general manager Richard Seeley ready to put his stamp on Abbotsford Canucks
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (1126+ words) Published 1: 40 pm Thursday, June 18, 2026 New Abbotsford Canucks general manager Richard Seeley felt joining the Canucks organization was the perfect fit. (You Tube capture) At a press conference earlier this month, Vancouver Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson spoke of a book…...
Evacuation alert issued after wildfire grows to 22 hectares west of Princeton
1+ week, 1+ day ago (398+ words) Published 11: 00 pm Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Evacuation alert for properties west of Tulameen on Lawless Creek Road and Tulameen River Road. (RDOS) An evacuation alert has been issued for properties west of Tulameen on Lawless Creek Road and Tulameen River Road due…...