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Vernon Search and Rescue is celebrating one of its own this week. Search Manager Coralie Nairn has been honoured by Public Safety Canada for her many hours as a volunteer and a strong advocate of sear...

Eight groups will be getting discretionary grants from the City of Vernon -- while another 12 are not so fortunate. Abbeyfield Houses and and the North Okanagan Youth and Family Services got the bigge...

The City of Armstrong plans a couple of Open House meetings to talk about sewer and parcel taxes for stratas. Those taxes are going up, but stratas are upset, with one complaining it will see an incre...

The City of Vernon is hoping a property owner will take action to clean-up a site in the downtown. Mayor Akbal Mund says they've received a number of complaints about the former Legion building on 31s...

RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating a wanted man who may be in the Vernon area. Tyson Darryl Cole is wanted for attempted murder and firearm related offences. "Vernon North Okanaga...

The mayors of Coldstream, Spallumcheen and Armstrong are assuring their residents that policing services will not be affected by discussions with Vernon over support staff costs. Vernon went public Mo...

You may see more mobile vendors in several Vernon parks this summer. City council is supporting the idea for leasing mobile vending spots in Polson Park, Kin Beach and Marshall Fields on a case by cas...

A meeting was scheduled for this morning over who pays the cost of certain RCMP support services in Armstrong, Coldstream and Spallumcheen. Vernon says it's been subsidizing 300 thousand dollars a yea...

Picture: Courtesy of Protect The Inlet Indigenous leaders are preparing to escalate their frontline opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion after hearing this morning the federal governmen...

Lumby Council is going to take another look at its smoking bylaw. Mayor Kevin Acton has tried in the past to have public smoking illegal in Lumby, but failed. He's received a letter from Public Safety...