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Man charged with bestiality following alleged Vernon equestrian incident

A man has been charged with bestiality, two months after an alleged incident at a Vernon equestrian centre. The incident reportedly involves the alleged assault of horses at Abigail Equestrian in the BX area, on Jan. 24. The professional training facility released surveillance images of a break-in suspect who was alleged to have also assaulted […]

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Vernon nearing first-year housing target, minister says

B.C.’s housing minister stopped in Vernon this week for an in-person look at a city where the provincial housing strategy appears to be working as planned. Christine Boyle, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs, joined Vernon-Lumby MLA Harwinder Sandhu to meet residents at a ticketed event at the Schubert Centre on Saturday, March 21. There,

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B.C.’s Agricultural Land Commission is cutting staff. Farmers already complain of waits

B.C.’s Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), which adjudicates land use for the five per cent of the province set aside for farming, is cutting staff because of inadequate government funding. Six out of the 45 full-time employees will lose their jobs, according to commission CEO Kim Grout. Those being laid off have already been notified. Grout

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