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A special tribute is being held to honour Canada's war veterans in Vernon. The public is welcome to visit the Vimy Lane Memorial at 4008 - 29th Street, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Remembranc...

A man accused of assaulting three police officers at Vernon's Canadian Wholesale Club, has been released from custody with conditions. Police say a man became violent when he was asked to leave the si...

RCMP are investigating two suspicious vehicle fires in Vernon over two days. The incidents overnight Tuesday and Wednesday were both on Pleasant Valley Road, in the 4000 to 4300 blocks. Vernon Fire Re...

It appears more federal grant money will be sought to build a $40-million cultural centre in the downtown. During a meeting of the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee Thursday, Coldstream director Jim G...

He may no longer be Vernon's mayor but Akbal Mund has been given a prominent position in local politics. Mund was acclaimed Thursday as chair of the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee. The committee ad...

Vernon School Board: L to R: Mollie Bono, Mark Olsen, Gen Acton, Robert Lee, Laurie Mindnich, Jenn Comazzetto, Tom Williamson A returning member of the Vernon School Board has been chosen as its leade...

It was just a pot burning on a stove but it was enough to empty the Windsor apartment building on the 35-hundred block of 30th Avenue around 6 p.m. Wednesday. Vernon Fire Rescue captain Doug Imrich sa...

There was a bit of a surprise Wednesday night as Lumby Mayor Kevin Acton was elected as chair of the North Okanagan Regional District board. Acton was chosen by secret ballot -- following an official ...

The Regional District of North Okanagan has issued an update on the next steps for a proposed Greater Vernon Cultural Centre. In a two page news release, RDNO staff says with the referendum approved l...

A Vernon based petition continues to collect names in support of having February 1st declared RCMP Appreciation Day in BC. Organizer Martin von Holst says the papers are at locations "all over town," ...