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Seaton Sonics captain Brielle Johnson (right) powers her kill through the double block of Deelah Arnold (11) and Lena Hoard of the Vernon Panthers during the all-Vernon quarterfinal match at the B.C. High School Senior Girls AAA Volleyball Championships Friday, Nov. 28, at VSS. The Panthers swept their rivals 3-0 to advance to the semifinals Saturday. (Roger Knox - Morning Star)

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All-Vernon quarterfinal highlights Day 2 action at B.C. volleyball finals

Host Panthers avenge Okanagan final defeat, sweep Seaton Sonics 3-0

Vernon Panthers quarterback Ayden McDonald (20), provincial AA Player of the Year, will lead his team into its third straight B.C. Senior Varsity AA championship game - and sixth in nine years - Sunday, Nov. 30. (Darren Hove photo)

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Vernon Panthers poised for provincial football final

Cats take on North Vancouver’s Argyle Pipers Sunday, Nov. 30, 3 p.m., at BC Place in Vancouver

Utilities remain on as of Wednesday, Nov. 26, says one person, at Vernon’s Tiki Village Motel, one week after long-term residents were evicted from the premises with very short notice due to electrical problems at the facility. (Roger Knox - Morning Star)

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Tiki trauma: evicted residents remain at B.C. motel, as others scramble for homes

At least two residents still at Vernon’s Tiki Village Motel a week after eviction notice for all

The Okanagan Valley champion Seaton Sonics are ranked No. 4 for the 16-team B.C. Senior Girls AAA High School Volleyball Championships, which start Thursday, Nov. 27, in Vernon and Coldstream. (Contributed)

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Sonics rise in rankings for B.C. volleyball finals in Vernon

Rated No. 11 just two weeks ago, Seaton is No. 4, host Cats No. 6 for BC Sr.…

BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan (right) chats with supporter Severn Nelson during a stop in Vernon Monday, Nov. 24, at the Okanagan Regional Library. Lowan, who became party leader in September, is touring the province, chatting with people about B.C. politics and how to go about getting more Greens into the mix. (Roger Knox - Morning Star)

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New B.C. Green Party leader pledges to be a light and a thorn during B.C. tour

Emily Lowan hoping to find ways to get more Green seats in legislature

The Vernon Panthers’ offensive line created large holes such as this one for running back Owen West (32) throughout the B.C. Senior Varsity AA semifinal game at BC Place Sunday, Nov. 23. West and the offensive and defensive lines were huge reasons the Panthers dumped the Mt. Douglas Rams of Victoria 45-7 to advance to their third straight B.C. High School AA Senior Varsity football championship game. (Darren Hove photo)

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Vernon Panthers advance to third straight B.C. football final

Cats crush Mt. Douglas Rams of Victoria 45-7 in Senior Varsity AA semifinal at BC Place

The Tiki Village in Vernon was built in 1968 and opened as the Tiki Village Motor Inn. (mytiki.life photo)

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‘We are not garbage’: B.C. motel tenants evicted, judged and heartbroken

People living in Vernon motel traumatized and discouraged by sudden displacement, public reaction

Vernon Panthers quarterback Ayden McDonald (left) was named B.C. AA Senior Varsity Football Player of the Year, thanks in part to the efforts of his offensive line, including provincial all-star Owen Carpenter (right). (Darren Hove photos)

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Top B.C. football players produced at Vernon high schools

Three members of Vernon Panthers, one from Fulton Maroons, named B.C. all-stars

Spallumcheen’s Ina Forrest (front, centre) has been nominated to curl for Canada at her fifth Paralympics in March 2026 in Italy. Forrest has been nominated with curlers Collinda Joseph (clockwise from lower left), Gilbert Dash, Mark Ideson, and Jon Thurston. (Canadian Paralympics Committee photo)

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5th Paralympics medal in sight for B.C. wheelchair curler

Ina Forrest earns nomination to Canadian team for 2026 games in Italy

A quartet of students run through a rehearsal at Vernon High School in 1958. Unfortunately, there are no names attached to the photo. Today, Thursday, Nov. 13, is National Hug A Musician Day. (Museum and Archives of Vernon Photo No. 23010)

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Hug a musician day marked with historic B.C. band

Nov. 13 is National Hug A Musician Day