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A BBQ is being blamed for an accidental fire that spread to two homes last night in the Bayview area, on Westbank First Nations territory. West Kelowna Fire Rescue chief Jason Brolund says crews from ...

The number of personnel on North Okanagan wildfire lines has climbed from 58 to 130. BC Wildfire Service spokesperson Brenna Ward said additional resources have been brought in to handle a series of f...

The Okanagan Basin Water Board says it's good news the federal government is putting more money towards keeping invasive mussels out of BC waters. But it's also sending the government a prioritized li...

Enderby Council has given third reading to a bylaw regulating cannabis production and sales. Council held a public hearing on the matter this week but nobody showed up. Mayor Greg McCune says he feels...

It appears the homeless in Vernon are going to have to stay homeless a few months longer than expected. A new, 46-bed facility won't be opening until November due to groundwater problems at the old Ho...

The Regional District of North Okanagan is going ahead with a plan to create a Rural Economic Development Service. The RDNO board is directing staff to draw up a Service establishment bylaw that would...

Firefighters are bracing for increased wildfire behaviour as temperatures increase once again in the southern interior. BC Wildfire Service spokesperson Kim Weir is watching the Monashee Complex fires...

The Regional District of North Okanagan is a step closer to setting up a local conservation fund. The RDNO Board approved the plan for the five electoral areas, Armstrong and Lumby. Board Chair Bob Fl...

She's on her bike, after a 38-kilometre swim wrapped up this morning in Switzerland. Vernon superathlete Shanda Hill is the only Canadian competing in this year's Swiss Deca Ultramarathon. A deca mara...

Coldstream Council has passed a motion to send it's Liquid Waste Management plan to the province for approval. Mayor Jim Garlick notes it's been a long, drawn out process due to staffing issues with t...