Mission Creek Greenway closure

Mission Creek Greenway will be closed at KLO Road from Wednesday through Friday for final bridge project work.Crews will finish drainage work and trail improvements under the bridge.People using the Greenway will need to take another route and allow extra travel time.

A vocal member of the community will be running for a seat on Vernon City Council this fall.Dawn Tucker announced their bid with a social media post in which they stated they had fittingly been referred to as Vernon's "financial watchdog."Tucker's candidacy website pointed to their long-time commitment to rai...

Officials are warning of a high potential for lightning-caused wildfire starts across the Okanagan in the coming days.B.C. Wildfire Service says the Bradley Creek fire near Vernon, Bald Range near Summerland and Quilpituk Creek near La Casa are showing explosive behaviour.Officials say smoke is hurting air quality but ...

The West Kelowna Urgent and Primary Care Centre is opening early this week to help meet increased health-care needs in the Central Okanagan, including communities affected by the Bald Range wildfire.The centre will open at 9:30 a.m. each day through Friday, Aug. 14, two hours earlier than its regular opening time.The W...

The province has taken steps to secure accommodation for Summerland residents forced from their homes.The B.C. Government said it had secured over 1,000 hotel rooms in Penticton, West Kelowna and Kelowna for people displaced due to the Bald Range wildfire, adding it had more blocks booked for when those spaces become a...

A woman was arrested after allegedly setting an object on fire near Kin Beach Monday afternoon before walking away. Police were called out for a report of arson at the beach. The suspect allegedly set a newspaper box on fire. Vernon RCMP attended with the Police Dog Service Team around 2:45 p.m. Aug. 10, and were able ...

Evacuation orders have been rescinded for dozens of properties affected by the Bradley Creek wildfire.The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) downgraded evacuation orders to alerts for 24, 398, 396, 306, 304, 300, 280, and 257 Irish Creek Road; and for 59 Beatrice Road.The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) also rescin...

An arrest has been made in connection to a suspicious fire lit in Salmon Arm that threatened a business.Shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, August 8, police responded to a report of a bush on fire in the 300-block of Trans Canada Highway SW.Mounties arrived on scene and found a bush fully engulfed in flames and threatening...

A shooting in Salmon Arm led to three people being arrested at a Sicamous residence.At around 5:21 p.m. Saturday, August 8, police responded to reports of a shooting in the 300-block of Fraser Avenue NW.The victim reportedly sought help in a nearby business while the suspects fled the scene in a white pickup truck.The ...