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Vernon midway through Official Community Plan and Transportation Plan reviews
The City of Vernon is halfway through its revisions of its major community plans.The city is reviewing and updating its Official Community Plan (OCP) and Transportation Plan (TP), which outline strate...
Dec 30, 2024
Charges laid in Sicamous gun and drug trafficking case
A Sicamous resident faces charges related to a drug and firearm trafficking case.Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) approved charges against Jesse Pat Lyle on Friday, Dec. 27.The charges relate to a...
Dec 30, 2024
B.C. labour board approves service reductions as inland ferry strike escalates
VANCOUVER - Inland ferry services that are crucial to several small communities in southeast British Columbia face being further cut from today as a labour dispute on Kootenay Lake escalates. The West...
Dec 30, 2024
Volleyball event raises $3,000 for local charity
The third annual Kindness Always Wins volleyball event in Vernon raised a record amount of funds for a local cause.The event, put on by Beyond Sport Volleyball Academy (BSVA), raised roughly $3,000 fo...
Dec 30, 2024
Fire sparked at Seaton Secondary over the holiday break
Vernon Fire Rescue Services is investigating after a fire started inside what should have been an empty school.VFRS responded to a general alarm at Seaton Secondary School on 41st Avenue at approximat...
Dec 30, 2024
Maschmeyer, Mrazova, Poulin named PWHL three stars of the week
TORONTO - Ottawa goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer, Charge teammate Katerina Mrazova and Montral Victoire forward Marie-Philip Poulin have been named the Professional Women's Hockey League's three stars ...
Dec 30, 2024
Quebec ski hill operators' spirits aren't dampened by rainy and warm weather
MONTREAL - Quebec ski hill operators say they're remaining optimistic despite warm temperatures and heavy rainfall that could dampen the lucrative holiday ski period. The co-owner of the Mont-Saint-Br...
Dec 30, 2024
Quebec ski hill operators' spirits aren't dampened by rainy and warm weather
MONTREAL - Quebec ski hill operators say they're remaining optimistic despite warm temperatures and heavy rainfall that could dampen the lucrative holiday ski period. The co-owner of the Mont-Saint-Br...
Dec 30, 2024
Artist and activist Joe Average dies at 67, after life as vivid as his paintings
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Joe Average was an artist, advocate and activist whose bright, multicoloured images were as multi-faceted as his existence. But his sister Karin Carson says she used to giggle ...
Dec 30, 2024
Artist and activist Joe Average dies at 67, after life as vivid as his paintings
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Joe Average was an artist, advocate and activist whose bright, multicoloured images were as multi-faceted as his existence. But his sister Karin Carson says she used to giggle ...
Dec 30, 2024
