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Fire damage tops $500,000

Oct 2, 2019 / 5:00 am

The cause of the fire that gutted a home across from Silver Star Elementary is still under investigation, but an estimate of the damages was released. "A...

Metalfest tickets released

Oct 1, 2019 / 1:54 pm

The early bird gets the rock. Armstrong Metalfest launched their early bird ticket offering today for the 12th Annual event scheduled for July 17 and 18 at the...

Get ready to swap those skis

Oct 1, 2019 / 1:43 pm

While SilverStar only got a hint of snow over the weekend, the downhill and cross country ski season is rapidly approaching. A sure sign of the times is the...

Charity drive-thru Thursday

Oct 1, 2019 / 5:00 am

It's the most rewarding time you'll spend idling in a drive-thru line. The 18th Annual North Okanagan Drive-Thru Breakfast runs Thursday from 6 to 9...

Kamloops climate debate set

Sep 30, 2019 / 2:10 pm

All seven candidates in the Kamloops Thompson Cariboo riding are planning to participate in the Oct. 3 debate on the environment. Transition Kamloops and the...

Just a skiff at SilverStar

Sep 30, 2019 / 1:48 pm

You can unload those skis and snowboards from the roof rack. Despite a blizzard of excitement over heavy early season snowfalls at ski resorts across southern...

Hope on Orange Shirt Day

Sep 30, 2019 / 1:33 pm

The North Okanagan Friendship Centre Society in Vernon hosted a BBQ to commemorate Orange Shirt Day Monday as a way to make a positive connection with the...

Plane crash remains ID'd

Sep 30, 2019 / 9:34 am

The mystery of a plane crash from 30 years ago has been solved thanks to DNA. Human remains discovered in September 2018 at the site of a historical aircraft...

Anytime Fitness set for 30th

Sep 30, 2019 / 5:00 am

Two more tenants have been confirmed for the infill commercial strip mall on 30th Avenue in Vernon. An Anytime Fitness outlet will be setting up in the western...

SUV plows through spa

Sep 29, 2019 / 1:51 pm

A spa owner says she'll have to rebuild her business from scratch after a driver crashed into the building. "It went right from the very front to the...