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Effective at noon on Friday, June 22, 2018, any open burns larger than a campfire will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre's jurisdiction, to help prevent human-caused wildfires and prot...

In just over a week, fifteen NHL stars will swap their sticks for bats, and suit up for the first ever Gorges- Comeau HOMEBASE Charity Slo-Pitch Tournament. And thanks to a unique partnership with Oka...

It's a turning point for women in the North Okanagan/Vernon area. The John Howard Society has been rebranded to Turning Points Collaborative Society with a focus on housing, addictions recovery, and m...

The civic election in Vernon in October will include the referendum on borrowing $25 million towards the building of a Multi-Purpose Cultural Facility for Greater Vernon. The Regional District of Nort...

An open house this week on the proposed Swan Lake Commercial Area and Neighbourhood Plan had a good turnout. More than 100 people showed up to hear more of what the regional district has in mind and o...

Families searching for quality, licensed child care in their communities will have hundreds more options through a new grant program. "Thousands of parents, providers and educators have told us that t...

The federal government have announced that as of Oct. 17. it will be legal for recreational marijuana use in Canada. Nick Nilson with the City of Vernon tells Beach Radio News the practice of on-line ...

Update 1 PM The provincial government has designated Swan Lake part of a new wildlife management area. It essentially means the lake and it's surrounding wetlands will be protected and enhanced The de...

Lake Country council is moving forward with plans for a new fire hall to replace the current decades old building on Okanagan Centre Road East. Council Tuesday gave three reading to a loan authorizati...

Premier John Horgan is recognizing World Refugee Day, but also criticizing the current situation in the United States where migrant children have been placed in detention centres away from their paren...