Brendan Shykora

1 week ago | saobserver.net | Brendan Shykora

The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) is warning of higher water levels soon to come due to annual dam spilling, which could cause a hazard for people living or working near local creeks and streams. Greater Vernon Water's Haddo Dam is predicted to reach maximum capacity and spill this weekend, causing rapidly increasing flows to Duteau Creek, the RDNO said Thursday. The regional district has multiple dams that store water in high-elevation reservoir lakes on the Aberdeen Plateau.

1 week ago | vernonmorningstar.com | Brendan Shykora

A large convoy is expected to make its way from Vernon to a herd of ostriches in Edgewood Friday morning, in a demonstration against a controversial cull that will see the 398 birds there destroyed. Protesters from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and throughout B.C. are converging on Vernon Thursday at the Walmart parking lot and are set to depart for the Universal Ostrich farm in Edgewood at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 30.

1 week ago | pentictonwesternnews.com | Brendan Shykora

Police are investigating after a Vernon student was approached by a stranger in a white van Wednesday afternoon. The incident took place in the Pottery Road area at 4:30 p.m. May 28, according to a notice issued to families by the Vernon School District on Thursday. The van stopped next to the student and the driver, a man, motioned with a hand gesture for the student to come to the vehicle, the school district said.

1 week ago | vernonmorningstar.com | Brendan Shykora

Police are investigating after a Vernon student was approached by a stranger in a white van Wednesday afternoon. The incident took place in the Pottery Road area at 4:30 p.m. May 28, according to a notice issued to families by the Vernon School District on Thursday. The van stopped next to the student and the driver, a man, motioned with a hand gesture for the student to come to the vehicle, the school district said.

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Brendan Shykora

A North Okanagan engineer has been effectively kicked out of the profession in the province due to several instances of work that did not meet professional standards, among them designing a sewage system that was too close to Okanagan Lake. Richard Bartel's registration was cancelled as of April 30 by Engineers and Geoscientists BC after the regulator issued three citations for unprofessional work.