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The City of Vernon is once again encouraging residents to plant a tree. The program provides a $20 voucher towards the purchase of a tree at Swan Lake Nursery, to be planted on private residential pro...

A decision to implement controversial staggered bell times at School District 22 will not take place until next year. The Board of Education voted to table the decision to the following year at their ...

Students in School District 22 who lost bus service because of funding cuts will have their bus service restored - at least temporarily. School Trustee Mark Olsen put forward a motion at Wednesday's b...

Federal Tourism Minister Mlanie Joly will make a stop in the North Okanagan next week to speak with rural tourism operators. Joly will talk about the future of the tourism industry and the federal tou...

A man who allegedly stole a dump truck and crashed it, was arrested a short time later at Predator Ridge Golf Resort. The truck was reportedly stolen this morning and then driven on Eastside Road at a...

The Canadian Parents for French is asking School District 22 to change the designation of French Immersion so that students can be exempt from courtesy rider fees. At last board meeting, the district ...

Update 3:45 p.m. A man has been arrested after allegedly making online threats against Kelowna mayor Colin Basran. A police investigation led to the arrest of a 52 year old Kelowna man who faces poten...

A suspect in a Vernon shooting case that left a man dead, will be the subject of a preliminary hearing later this year. Clayton Alan Williams, born in 1991, is facing seven charges. "All offences are ...

The Regional District of the North Okanagan has received a grant to help with a valley wide climate impact initiative. The district was awarded $25,000 from the Okanagan Basin Water Board's Water Cons...

Do residents in Armstrong want pot shops in their community? That's what city staff will try to find out over the next few weeks with an open house in early June, an online survey, and a session at th...