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Vernon may be getting some new equipment to monitor conditions at a local stream soon.At the meeting Monday, May 25, Vernon City Council tasked staff with entering into agreements with Environment and Climate Change Canada for the installation and operation of hydrometric gauges along BX Creek.The gauges would be set u...

After a seven year hiatus, the awards program recognizing women in Vernon and the North Okanagan has returned.Organized by the group Vernon Women in Business, the Women of the Year Awards were relaunched to recognize those who create a meaningful impact across the region through their business, leadership, advocacy, me...

The B.C. Urban Mayors' Caucus is at the Legislature Wednesday to call on the provincial government to take what they label "immediate and meaningful action on the critical issues facing communities across British Columbia."The group of mayors warn that continued delays are placing increasing pressure on citie...

The Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC Okanagan is on somewhat of an awards roll.Visual arts professor Samuel Roy-Bois has been shortlisted for this year's Sobey Art Award, one of the most prestigious honours in Canadian contemporary art.Last year UBCO artist Tania Willard won the award that comes with a $...

KAMLOOPS - The daughter of murder suspect Vitali Stefanski has testified that he left her a voice message in Russian saying her mother had "made life hell," the morning the woman went missing from her home in British Columbia's Interior. A recording of...

RCMP impounded three vehicles and issued multiple tickets during a traffic enforcement operation Tuesday targeting speeding in high-risk areas, including one motorcycle clocked at 167 km/h in a 100 km/h zone and another travelling 128 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.A frontline officer ran the operation May 26 on Highway 97A an...

Local Mounties are warning about fraudsters using convincing scams to target seniors.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said fraudsters use scams to create fear, urgency or false trust so the victims send money or share personal information.The most common form of these is the "grandparent scam," where the caller pre...

Local police have removed e-dirt bikes from the roads following an incident in Kelowna.RCMP said officers were out doing routine traffic safety patrols during the week of May 18 when they came across three underage riders operating e-dirt bikes dangerously in traffic.The riders then fled from police, but were later tra...

The annual bike ride fundraiser supporting mental health services in the North Okanagan has been cancelled.The Vernon branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA Vernon) said it would not be running its Ride Don't Hide event on June 7."This decision was made after careful consideration of ongoing logist...