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UPDATE: Highway 97 crash involved a broadside collision
UPDATE: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18The collision that closed Highway 97 between Vernon and Falkland Wednesday morning involved a vehicle being struck when turning onto the highway.Vernon North Okana...
Sep 17, 2025
Investigation underway after string of suspicious grass fires in West Kelowna
West Kelowna firefighters were kept busy overnight after several small grass fires broke out across multiple neighbourhoods.Crews were first dispatched around 11:30 p.m. to fires along Wetton Road, Ol...
Sep 17, 2025
Work ongoing to establish a new bus route up Middleton mountain
The City of Vernon is continuing its work to establish a new bus route in the region and improve service.At the regular meeting Monday, Sept. 15, Vernon City Council directed staff to request the prov...
Sep 17, 2025
Start of construction on $49M Protective Campus in Glenmore
Construction of the new $49 million Glenmore Protective Campus has formally started with a groundbreaking ceremony on John Hindle Drive near the airport.It'll see the aging Glenmore Fire Hall No. 5 re...
Sep 16, 2025
Restorative Justice handled child pornography cases in the past, referrals decline
The service that attempts to remedy acts of crime outside of the court of law dealt with a significant file in 2023, though saw the number of cases decline in the following year.Margaret Clark, Manage...
Sep 16, 2025
Grass fire quickly suppressed in West Kelowna
The continuing hot dry summer is causing more challenges.West Kelowna Fire Rescue responded to a report Tuesday of smoke coming from the field at the Intersection of Gellatly and Carrington Roads. The...
Sep 16, 2025
Second chance for lump sum payment on Rose Valley plant
West Kelowna residents who fall within the new Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant area have a second chance to pay a lump sum for the big facility rather than incur long term interest payments.A one-of...
Sep 16, 2025
Temporary road closures required for Sundog Festival
The annual arts and culture celebration in Vernon will require some road closures.The Sundog Festival will be held at Civic Memorial Park on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19 and 20.To accommodate the cel...
Sep 16, 2025
B.C. Conservative leader to host meet and greet in Vernon
The leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. will visit Vernon Wednesday evening.John Rustad will host a Meet and Greet at the Schubert Centre from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17.The party said Rustad wan...
Sep 16, 2025
Accused in Bailey McCourt’s death appears in Kelowna court amid calls for domestic violence reform
Scores of people gathered outside the Kelowna Courthouse Tuesday as James Plover appeared in court, charged with second-degree murder in the death of his former partner, Bailey McCourt. McCourt, 28, d...
Sep 16, 2025
