Fire at local church

Reports are coming in of a fire at the Alliance Church in Vernon.Early reports indicated the fire began around 530 p.m. and emergency crews were quick on the scene.More details to come.

Kelowna's mayor and council took a walk through the city's newest pedestrian project Monday, getting a look at the progress firsthand.The South Art Walk will connect the Queensway Transit Exchange with Doyle Avenue and extend the existing North Art Walk.The southern section of the walkway is already open to pedestrians...

Bald Range wildfire is under control.The B.C. Wildfire Service reclassified the fire status Monday, August 31, as it was no longer expected to grow beyond the boundaries.The fire sparked next to Summerland August 7 and quickly spread, leading to Evacuation Orders for the entire community.Some of the orders were previou...

New before- and after-school care spaces are coming to the North Okanagan.The province announced it would be funding 73 new child care spaces within School District 22.Okanagan Landing Elementary, 15 new school-age spacesEcole Beairsto Elementary, 30 school-age spacesKidston Elementary, 13 school-aged spacesLavington E...

The closure of a road off Highway 6 is being extended due to a major construction project taking place. The City of Vernon said the developer-led project at 1601 15th Street, across from the School District office and Vernon Health Unit, was being extended for off-site work.As a result, the closure of the northbound la...

The past weekend was one of the wettest on record.Environment Canada reported 13.4 milimetres of rainfall in Vernon Saturday."Compared to other August 29ths this was second place, the second highest rainfall amount for this day," Chloe Katsademas, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, to...

The nomination period for Kelowna's 2026 municipal election opens at 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 1st.Candidates have until 4 p.m. Sept. 11th to file their papers, with council hopefuls requiring 10 eligible nominators.Kelowna voters will elect a mayor, eight councillors and four school trustees on October 17th.

Got a pile of old tires taking up space? They could also be giving mosquitoes a place to breed.The RDCO is holding a free tire recycling event Saturday, September 12th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Okanagan College in Kelowna.Vehicle tires, bike tires and inner tubes are accepted, and vehicle tires can be on or off the rim...

A man who served two terms as Mayor of Spallumcheen is looking to get back into local politics.Guenter Rieger announced his plans to run in the fall municipal election. He previously sat in the mayor's chair between 1986 and 1996. He also ran in the 2008 election, but did not win the seat.Rieger said that while he was ...