Category Archives: Top News Stories

The regional district board has agreed with the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee not to reimburse the Vernon Pickleball Association for some unexpected costs. The Association had asked for 95 thousan...

The issue of a creating a resort association at Silver Star is back in the hands of the group pushing for it. Regional District Directors have agreed to a modified proposal that would leave lands owne...

The number of property owners appealing their 2018 assessments is up in the Thompson-Okanagan. Tracy Wall from BC Assessment says it was a fairly significant jump. "For the Thompson-Okanagan, the numb...

Curt Minard calls it an extreme honour. The Vernon athlete has been chosen for Canada's team for the Paralympic Games next month in South Korea. The 38 year old Minard will compete in snowboard cross ...

Greyhound has received approval to cut several bus routes around the province -- including point-of-service stops between Kamloops and Kelowna. The stops that will be eliminated on June 1st include Mo...

A man accused of assaulting two women working as online escorts will learn the outcome of his bail hearing next week. 37 year old Curtis Sagmoen is facing nine criminal charges, and one under the cont...

A local RCMP officer has been honoured for his community service. Corporal Yannik Lescarbeau has been presented with the 2018 Police Volunteer of the Year Award by Silver Star Rotary. Lescarbeau has o...

Fire officials have completed an investigation into the cause of a house fire in Armstrong that left a family of six homeless. The home in Highland Park sustained significant damage from the Friday ni...

The BC Wine Institute is challenging the constitutionality of Alberta's ban on the importation of BC wine. The Institute says the ban is severely harming BC wineries and grape growers, many of which a...

A new initiative to explain how kindergarten to Grade 8 students are doing in school in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District is going over well with parents. Official trustee Mike McKay says the...