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Expect to see more promotions for BC wines when you visit public liquor stores this spring. Due to Alberta's boycott, the province is ramping up support of the industry by proclaiming April as BC Wine...

West Kelowna council wants more discussion about BC having it's own provincial police force. One of the city's resolutions for the SILGA (Southern Interior Local Government Association) conference is ...

An open house is going to be arranged into a housing development proposal for Quirk Drive in Coldstream. The project would see about 77 units put on the property that runs along side Creekside Park fr...

Interior Health has officially declared an end to the meningococcal outbreak in the Okanagan. It says there have been no additional cases since December 28th. More than 14 thousand people aged 15-19 h...

A Vernon councillor is encouraging the political reps in the electoral areas to support Sunday openings at the regional library. Dalvir Nahal says the 17-thousand residents of the BX, Silver Star and ...

A three person committee will review if Vernon's mayor and councillors are being paid what they're worth. Former mayor Rob Sawatzky, along with Wee Yee and Glenn Benischek have been appointed by counc...

The Vernon Winter Carnival has come and gone for another year. Chair Deb White says Carnival in Wonderland was one of the most successful she`s been involved with. "Winter Carnival was absolutely amaz...

Vernon council has passed a new bylaw that aims to give the city more control over medical pot dispensaries -- and allow the stores to operate legally. The bylaw requires the stores to apply for a tem...

The race for Vernon mayor is starting to heat up -- and the voting is still months away. Wayne Lippert says he's leaning towards running for the position in October. "It's a long ways to go yet so I'm...

The finalists have been announced for the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce's 2018 Business Excellence Awards. The nominees were announced at a luncheon Tuesday. One Step Foot Care, The Beauty Bar, R...