Category Archives: Top News Stories

There has been a good response from local organizations to the chance to get 55+ BC Games legacy grants. The city's Director of Recreation Services, Doug Ross, says 22 groups have applied for a share ...

The city of Enderby is revisiting how it manages Development Cost Charges. Council has given two readings to a bylaw that aims to promote affordable housing by making it easier for developers to pay t...

The Opposition Liberals say the NDP's new budget will result in billions of dollars in new taxes. "It's different types of taxes, but we're looking at about 5.5 billion dollars in increased taxes," sa...

It was a tricky situation for Vernon Fire-Rescue crews after they were called to a fire in a camper-trailer parked in the empty lot across from the Vernon Superstore on Anderson Way. Deputy fire chief...

(Government news release) Budget 2018 carves a new path to shared prosperity for everyone in the province with a made-in-B.C. child-care plan, a comprehensive housing plan and record levels of capital...

The husband of a Vernon woman who disappeared while scuba diving off Puerto Vallarta has left a short, but touching message on his Facebook page. David Chambers, owner of DCT Chambers Trucking, posted...

Budget time in Lumby has council there looking at a slight tax increase of 1.86 per cent this year. Mayor Kevin Acton says council is trying to keep spending at meeting inflation. " I mean that's depe...

The manager of the O'Keefe Ranch isn't ready to leave hospital just yet. Glen Taylor has been in care and rehab at Vancouver General since suffering a serious spinal injury at the ranch in October. Ta...

The BC Fruit Growers Association has new leadership. Pinder Dhaliwal of Oliver was elected president of the 550 member group at their annual general meeting in Kelowna, defeating former president Jeet...

Police have released a surveillance photo of a man suspected of using a stolen credit card throughout the Vernon area. Mounties received a report on a man stealing a credit card from the Husky Gas Sta...