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Jul 15, 2024 | 
vernonmatters.ca | Pete McIntyre
By workshops Jul 15, 2024 | 6:30 AM The Vernon Community Arts Centre will be holding its inaugural Vernon Arts Summer School (VASS) next month. The series of six, five-day workshops is for adults with diverse artistic backgrounds. Scheduled for the first two weeks of August, the school offers a unique opportunity for artists to dive deep into their creative passions in an uninterrupted, immersive environment.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
vernonmatters.ca | Pete McIntyre
By water project Jul 12, 2024 | 4:00 PM Some residents in Lavington will be without water service for a couple of days next week.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
vernonmatters.ca | Pete McIntyre
By smoke & water damage Jul 12, 2024 | 3:20 PM Fire crews in Kelowna responded to a structure fire at an apartment building Friday afternoon. When firefighters arrived at the site in the 2600 block of Highway 97, no smoke or flame was visible at the two-story building. “The care taker of facility stated there was a fire in a suite on the second floor. Crews made an interior attack to the second floor using the interior stairwell.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
vernonmatters.ca | Pete McIntyre
By Okanagan Jul 12, 2024 | 2:15 PM It’s a big weekend for music events in the Okanagan. The 14th annual MetalFest, featuring a number of metal bands from Canada and the U.S., will be held at the Hassen Arena in Armstrong Friday and Saturday.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
vernonmatters.ca | Pete McIntyre
By Creek project Jul 12, 2024 | 1:30 PM A project to add four riffles in part of of Mission Creek in Kelowna will start on Monday (July 15) and continue until the end of August in Mission Creek Regional Park. Area closures, trail detours and designated crossings will be in place to accommodate the project, which is designed to improve flood protection and the fish habitat.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
vernonmatters.ca | Pete McIntyre
By mixed martial arts Jul 12, 2024 | 6:00 AM A local promoter says more mixed martial events will be held in Vernon after a very successful card last weekend. Raja and Alisha Kler put on The Okanagan Fighting Championship July 6 at the Vernon Curling Club. Raja told , the 13-bout event was a huge success despite the heat. “The turn-out was fantastic, it was a complete sell-out, and I couldn’t be happier with the energy of the crowd.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
vernonmatters.ca | Pete McIntyre
“With rising labour and material costs, the city understands that the foundation recently announced a potential funding shortfall, which is delaying the start of construction,” Mayor Tom Dyas said. “We are inspired by the community’s fundraising success over this last year, which raised over $160,000 towards the memorial’s construction.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
vernonmatters.ca | Pete McIntyre
By Alaska Airlines Jul 11, 2024 | 3:00 PM Alaska Airlines will offer daily non-stop, seasonal service from Kelowna to Los Angeles this winter. Starting on Dec. 19, 2024, the route will be operated daily, with the exception of Jan. 6 – Feb. 12, when it will operate five times a week: Thursday to Monday, with no service on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
vernonmatters.ca | Russ Byth |Pete McIntyre
It’s one of 150 active fires in B.C. Crews action new wildfire in OkanaganJuly 11, 2024As the winds picked up Wednesday afternoon, a wildfire was spotted west of Peachland. The BC Wildfire Service says it’s located about 4.5 km away from the community and a photo showed it burning in trees between two hills.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
beachradiokelowna.ca | Pete McIntyre
Though the mercury has risen, the drought conditions have not. The B.C. River Forecast Centre says the Okanagan Basin’s drought rating was Level 1 as of Thursday, July 11. The Level 1 rating for the sixth consecutive week comes despite the temperatures rising to the mid- to upper-30s and there being a heat warning in place for several days leading up to the update.
