Category Archives: Top News Stories

A task force that will look into the impact of homelessness, poverty and addictions on Vernon's business community, will hold its first meeting next week. Scott Anderson is one of two Vernon councillo...

Eric Foster spent more than double his next closest opponent in winning the Vernon-Monashee riding in last May's BC election. In documents released by Elections BC, the incumbent Liberal MLA had expen...

Members of the public are going to be consulted about the potential sale of some school property in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District. The district wants to sell some property adjacent to Shu...

The city of Armstrong is changing the way it manages its water and sewer parcel taxes. Over the years, those taxes have been put on the annual tax notice to residents. Mayor Chris Pieper says now it w...

The North Okanagan-Shuswap School District now has it's 2018-19 school year calendar set. Official trustee Mike McKay approved it Tuesday night so that it can be submitted to the education ministry in...

Three members of the Vernon's so-called Greeks gang have lost their appeals of their November 2012 murder convictions. Peter Manolakos, Leslie Podolski and Sheldon Richard O'Donnell were convicted of ...

The City of Vernon is inviting the public to give input on a proposed Parks Development Cost Charges bylaw that will be undertaken this year. The bylaw will provide a project list and rates to allow t...

A man charged with offences involving sex trade workers in the North Okanagan, now faces a new charge from the Lower Mainland. RCMP says Curtis Wayne Sagmoen has been charged with one count of assault...

An independent review of last spring's flooding in BC has made 65 recommendations to improve the province's response. Associated Environmental Consultants looked at what could have been done different...

The North Okanagan-Shuswap School District is being careful in how it responds to allegations of inappropriate touching of a young female student by an older female student. District officials have me...