Category Archives: Top News Stories
Recruits Needed To Fight Wildfires
The BC Wildfire Service is looking for firefighters for the 2019 fire season. Up to 200 positions will be available around BC, in places like Quesnel, Williams Lake and 100 Mile House for the season t...
Dec 04, 2018
Wastewater Facility Plan Moving Forward
Plans for a wastewater recovery centre in Spallumcheen continue to move ahead. Township council has given three readings to a loan authorization bylaw for the project which will improve the environmen...
Dec 04, 2018
Citizens Seek Answers On Rising Crime
Concerns about rising crime in Enderby have been aired before city council and the RCMP. A group of about 20 residents attended Monday's meeting, looking for answers over an increase of thefts from ho...
Dec 04, 2018
New Firefighters Hired
Photo: Vernon's four new firefighters with the fire chief: L-R: Ashton Sykes, Bryan Carter, Chief David Lind, Shawn Calder and Dave Robinson. The City of Vernon has added four new full-time career fir...
Dec 04, 2018
Vernon Hosting Torch Relay & Celebration
The public is invited to celebrate the Canada Games Torch Relay which comes through Vernon today. The torch is stopping in close to 50 communities as its makes its way to Red Deer Alberta, site of the...
Dec 04, 2018
Thieves Pose As Home Buyers
They posed as home buyers -- but police say what they really wanted was to steal what was inside the homes. A man and woman have been arrested after reports of jewelry being stolen during home viewing...
Dec 03, 2018
Health Care Workers Looking Over New Deal
Fourty-four thousand hospital and long-term care workers in BC have a tentative new labour deal with the province. More than 90 percent of the workers are members of the Hospital Employees Union who s...
Dec 03, 2018
Campaign On Track, But More Bell-Ringers Needed
So far -- so good -- for the Salvation Army's main fundraiser of the year in Vernon. Lieutenant Stefan Reid says over 65-thousand dollars has been donated so far to the Kettle campaign, with a goal of...
Dec 03, 2018
Workers On Picket Lines
Workers at several Tolko mills in BC are on strike today after mediated talks on a new collective agreement broke down. The employees are off the job for what is expected to be just one day at the Whi...
Dec 03, 2018
Club Hosts Canada/US Cup Races
Hundreds of cross country skiers will be coming to the Vernon area this weekend -- some of them are already here. The Sovereign Lake Nordic Club will be hosting the Haywood NorAm Super Tour races Satu...
Dec 03, 2018
