Category Archives: Top News Stories

The RDNO board has given 2nd reading to a zoning amendment bylaw regarding land to be used in extension of the BX Creek Trail. It involves property being subdivided on Wallace Road and rezoned down to...

Vernon now has a Climate Action Revolving Fund Policy to guide the use of the its carbon tax reserve funds to provide direct benefits to the city through greenhouse gas emissions reduction. The fund w...

Lumby is moving forward in its plan to add more affordable housing to the community. Council has approved a resolution calling for staff to submit an application for a provincial grant through BC Hous...

Vernon council has given approval for a new housing project to proceed, despite concerns about traffic, parking and density at a packed public hearing. The Highlands of East Hill would include 173 hou...

A former president of the Vernon District Parent Advisory Council is running for Vernon School Board. Nicole Makohoniuk has served on various Parent Advisory Councils over 12 years and is a past presi...

Vernon Mayoralty candidate Darrin Taylor will hold a couple of town hall meetings to hear what people in the city expect of its Mayor and council. Taylor says the political landscape is changing rapid...

A veteran member of Vernon council will be seeking another four year term. Brian Quiring has announced he will seek a third term, but he says it wasn't an easy decision. "My platform has always been e...

Okanagan College is hoping to land provincial funding to build student residences at its Vernon, Kelowna and Salmon Arm campuses. Allan Coyle from the college says given the low vacancy rates in the c...

RCMP are asking for public assistance to locate a wanted man who may be in the North Okanagan or Kamloops areas. Shane Mark Mulholland is wanted for failure to comply with probation order. Police say ...

Ten years on council is enough for Juliette Cunningham. The veteran councillor has announced she won't seek another term on Vernon council this fall, saying she wants to spend more time with her famil...