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The District of Coldstream is holding a public hearing this evening to go over changes to its zoning bylaw. It's an all-encompassing change and will be the sixth rewrite since the first one in 1946. M...

BC municipalities are seeking 40 percent of the provincial revenues from recreational cannabis sales. Vernon mayor Akbal Mund says that request was made by the Union of BC Municipalities . "I'm sure m...

BC's Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General has set the bar for what to expect the first day of legalized marijuana sales in the province. Mike Farnworth says don't expect to wake up and find ma...

It was another win one, lose one weekend for the Vernon Vipers in the BC Hockey League. A night after defeating the West Kelowna Warriors 4-3 on two goals from Josh Latta, the Vipers lost 3-1 to the v...

Update: 5 pm: The deadline has now passed for candidates to run in next month's municipal elections. A busy final day in Vernon led to 21 candidates for councillor and four for mayor. Erik Olesen ente...

Jim Garlick won't win a fourth term as Coldstream mayor without a challenge. Former councillor Bill Firman filed papers to run just hours before the nomination deadline on Friday. The retired lawyer s...

BC municipalities are calling on the province to modify the proposed speculation tax. Delegates at the Union of BC Municipalities convention passed a motion urging the NDP to let local governments adm...

Sentencing has been held for a man who assaulted a Vernon police officer. 27 year old Ryan Perreault plead guilty to that charge, and to a breach of an undertaking, and was given a two year jail term ...

Thirty-four cyclists and a 6 person support crew from RCMP and supporting enforcement agencies, from across the RCMP's South East District, left this morning on the annual Cops for Kids Ride The large...

Armstrong's Mayor and other's from the city have been busy at the UBCM this week meeting with provincial government representatives to talk about flood mitigation. Chris Pieper says it was a good time...