News Items tag as: Vernon airport

WestJet aircraft mechanic strike continues to affect travellers in Kamloops, Okanagan
June 30, 2024 - 10:35 AM

The WestJet aircraft mechanic strike that started on Friday is ongoing and affecting flights in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Vernon council abandons plans for 'now or never' runway extension
March 14, 2016 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - There aren’t any big changes in the picture for Vernon’s airport.
Crunch time for runway extension at the Vernon airport
January 26, 2016 - 11:30 AM

VERNON - It’s now or never when it comes to extending the runway at the Vernon airport.
About that plane flying in circles over Vernon
September 23, 2015 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - If you were wondering what that red and white Cessna plane was doing flying in loops above Vernon this past week, you weren’t alone.
What the Vernon airport is today and what it could be 20 years from now
September 15, 2015 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - Seated on a flat landing below orchard-brushed hillsides on the west side of town, the Vernon airport is a little known nook of activity where corporate jets offload business people, ambulances airlift patients to hospital and adrenaline-hunters enjoy the rush of a freefall.
Have your say on the future of Vernon's airport
September 05, 2015 - 10:30 AM

VERNON - Vernon residents are invited to have a say on the future of the local airport.
Skydiver hits power lines near Vernon Airport
August 03, 2015 - 2:24 PM

VERNON – A skydiver hit a power pole and ended up tangled up in power lines near the Vernon airport today.
UPDATE: Skydiver injured at Vernon Airport
June 27, 2015 - 11:05 AM

VERNON – A skydiver was taken to hospital after an accident at the Vernon Airport yesterday afternoon.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of June 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjon

Chefs mourn for Okanagan's peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat Okanagan peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? “They play so nicely together with nice blackcurrant leaf o

Kelowna woman loses legal fight with housing co-op over medical cannabis
A Kelowna woman who wanted to smoke medical marijuana in her unit has lost a legal battle against her housing cooperative. According to a June 26 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Natausha Couture argued the Okanagan Housing Cooperativ

From no strata fees to discounted golf, Okanagan developers using promos to sell homes
From three years of no strata fees to paying no GST, developers in the Okanagan are giving away freebies to attract buyers. Purchase a new two-bedroom condo at Predator Ridge's new Vista Condominiums, starting at almost $900,000, and th

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