Category Archives: Top News Stories

RCMP are looking to hear from residents between Silver Star Road and L and A Road, who may have been the victims of property crimes earlier this month. Mounties say a man wanted on outstanding warrant...

Halloween can be a particularly stressful time for some family members. But you can help reduce any negative impact on your canine companions. While trick and treating is underway in neighbourhoods Ok...

The mayor's race in Peachland has been decided by drawing a name out of a box. That's what happened after a judicial recount produced another tie between incumbent Cindy Fortin and Harry Gough, each w...

It will be the new year before the first legal pot shops in Vernon open. The City says staff will bring forward changes to the zoning bylaw to allow cannabis-related activities as a permitted use in c...

Part of Kalamalka Road from Howe Drive to Giles Drive in Coldstream will be closed to traffic this week, due to a water main repair at the intersection of Kalamalka Road and Coldstream Creek Road. A d...

United Ways in the region are joining forces. The groups in the Central, South Okanagan, and Similkameen will merge with the North Okanagan, Columbia, Shuswap United Way next April. The agency says th...

Oct 29 The City of Vernon's communications manager Nick Nilsen provided the following response to how it is handling the situation with Herb's Healing Centre: "The City of Vernon does not comment on i...

Lake Country's Mayor says the District is going to move quickly on plans to replace the old firehall in Winfield. The referendum asking voters approval to borrow up to 6.6 million dollars for a new bu...

Local governments want to find out how you get around on a day to day basis. Randomly selected households in the Central Okanagan and Vernon will will be sent a letter inviting them to participate in ...

Wednesday will be Greyhound's final day of bus service in Western Canada, but the BC government says most of the routes are being picked up. Transportation Minister Claire Trevena says there will stil...