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Kelowna council set to endorse transit-supportive housing plan
Kelowna city council is expected to approve a pilot project aimed at speeding up housing development along major transit corridors. The Transit Supportive Corridor Pilot Project would pre-zone select ...
Nov 26, 2025
West Kelowna crews ready streets for winter weather
With snow and icy conditions expected, City of West Kelowna crews and contractor AEL are ready to hit the streets.City crews will apply brine to designated roads before snowfall and maintain streets a...
Nov 26, 2025
Sentence in chiropractor sexual assault case to be handed down in January
A man convicted in a sexual assault trial in Vernon will learn his sentence in January.Murray Kievit was tried and found guilty of one count of sexual assault this past July stemming from an incident ...
Nov 26, 2025
Police urge caution with online holiday shopping
Local Mounties are asking people to be safe and secure when shopping for holiday gifts online.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say shopping online can take some pressure off the holidays, but it also opens ...
Nov 25, 2025
Local group looking to restore the sncəcmałqtn Agricultural Park barn
A new local group is looking to make repairs to a historic barn in Vernon.An old barn is located at the new snccmaqtn Agricultural Park, and the BX Swan Lake Community Association (BXSLCA) has formed ...
Nov 25, 2025
SilverStar Mountain Resort has a new owner
A U.S.-based resort group has acquired the local ski hill.Pacific Group Resorts (PGR), which is headquartered in Park City, Utah, has purchased SilverStar Mountain Resort.A joint release from the grou...
Nov 25, 2025
No increased criminal activity trend locally: Vernon RCMP
The local RCMP say there is no indication of any sort of rising crime trend.Superintendent Blake MacLeod of the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP presented Vernon City Council with the quarterly crime stats ...
Nov 25, 2025
Kelowna RCMP searching for 87-year-old man
Kelowna RCMP are asking the public for help locating Howard Hugh Mackenzie, 87, who was reported missing on the morning of Nov. 24.Mackenzie was last seen at his home in the 300 block of McIntosh Road...
Nov 25, 2025
Search for missing West Kelowna senior ends tragically
The search for a missing West Kelowna senior has ended tragically.Renee Leclerc, 65, who was reported missing on Nov. 1, was found deceased on Mount Boucherie on Nov. 23. Search and rescue crews, alon...
Nov 25, 2025
'Infill, not sprawl,' the main message at Vernon's OCP hearing
Vernon's Official Community Plan received some pushback regarding a clause that could allow sprawling developments up on hillsides. The city held a Public Hearing for the Official Community Plan (OCP)...
Nov 24, 2025
