Hanging with our furry friends at the Forever Home Sanctuary

March was a seller's market in the North and Central Okanagan.The Association of Interior Realtors said local benchmark prices for all housing types increased on a year-over-year basis during the latest reporting month.The North Okanagan saw single family home prices rise to $774,400 (+5.9 per cent), townhouse prices i...

The fifth edition of the Community Expo will run in late-April.The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce will host the event at Kal Tire Place North Saturday, April 26.The Chamber said the Community Expo will bring together over 80 booths featuring local businesses, non-profits, community organizations and city department...

The agriculture sector will ge getting some support in the form of better water access.The City of Vernon and Regional District of North Okanagan have approved the installation of a new raw water intake and pump station for Greater Vernon Water (GVW).Located at Canoe Bay, near Kin Beach on Okanagan Lake, the new Canoe ...

There's some good news for residents who've been effectively cut-off from going south to West Kelowna and beyond following the landslide across Westside Road Tuesday night. The Ministry of Transportation and Transit figures it'll reopen to single-lane-alternating traffic sometime on Monday. Repairs to the road this wee...

Plans to widen trails in Kalamoir Park on the Westside have been dialed back following pushback from nearby residents.The Central Okanagan board approved a reduced plan that upgrades only the Waterfront Trail to current standards.The steep Sunnyside Trail will remain narrow with small changes for safety and conservatio...

The economic region that includes Vernon saw unemployment rise in March.Statistics Canada reported that the unadjusted unemployment rate for the Thompson-Okanagan area was 6.1 per cent in March of 2025.That was up from the rate of 5.7 per cent in February, but down on an annual basis as the rate was 6.7 per cent in Mar...

People travelling through Vernon have a site to dispose of their waste.The City of Vernon opened the RV sani-dump station Friday, April 4.The sani-dump, located at 6401 Tronson Rd. across from the Vernon Regional Airport, has four waste dumping stations and water filling points. It has space to accommodate up to 14 rec...

Two more sections of the Rail Trail through the Shuswap has been completed.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) said the sections between kilometre 0.5 and 4.4 from Sicamous and from kilometre 59.15 to 50.15 into Armstrong had been completed Friday, April 3.The North Okanagan Rail Trail section at Armstrong wa...

A fundraising event in support of the Shuswap Hospice Society will take place next winter.Preparations are underway for the 2025 Dancing with the Shuswap Stars, which was scheduled to go on November 15.This will be the ninth edition of the event that sees local celebrities perform a ballroom dance routine in support of...