The clothing being worn in the accompanying historic photo suggests it’s not yet summertime in Vernon. Or maybe it’s the fall. The caption for the undated photo courtesy of the Museum and Archives of Vernon says the picture as taken after school. Whatever, whenever the photo was snapped, Bert (Herberta) Ward and Gwen Davies are […]
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BC Hydro says customers have once again broken an all-time record of summer peak electricity usage – one day after breaking the previous record. Preliminary data, BC Hydro said, shows between 5 and 6 p.m. – the hour customers use the most electricity – reached 8,870 megawatts on Wednesday evening. The record comes amid a
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On the first day of the 2026 BC Summer Games in Kelowna, wildfire smoke has postponed all outdoor events. As of the afternoon of Thursday, July 23, the outdoor sports have been postponed for the rest of the day due to the smoke. “Due to poor levels of air quality in the Central Okanagan and
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For six days last week, Clinton’s Stagecoach Cafe ensured that BC Wildfire crew members fighting the Fiftynine Creek and Pear Lake Wildfires didn’t go hungry. While BCWS arranged for a cooking crew to come down to Clinton, the Stagecoach Cafe filled the gap, providing the firefighters with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Maria Kosovic, who co-owns
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It was truly Christmas in July in Agassiz – at least for a short while. “Project Wayne” was filming in a few locations across Agassiz on Sunday, July 19. Not much is known about the filming activity, except for its holiday season theme, complete with decorations and real snow. The company responsible is Means of
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