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Vernon council is one step away from giving final approval to a plan that will allow marijuana dispensaries to operate in the city. Council has given third reading to a bylaw that would require the ex...

Vernon Council has given the green light to a new Climate Action Task Force to address climate change in the community. The group will be made up of reps from science and technology, education, busine...

The City of Vernon is proceeding with plans for a new park along Okanagan Lake. The City has produced a preliminary design for several properties along Lakeshore Road that includes picnic tables, bocc...

A Vernon resident found out about a tax scam the hard way -- after losing thousands of dollars. Police say the victim was bilked out of 11-thousand dollars after getting an email and phone call from s...

A proposed new residential development on the former McMechan reservoir site in Vernon will next go to the public for feedback. Stoni Consolidated Holdings of Kelowna is planning 172 lots of mixed hou...

Vernon council will get input on the future of pot dispensaries in the city at a public hearing tonight. Mayor Akbal Mund says the plan is to allow the existing 12 shops to operate using a temporary u...

Silver Star Resort is starting off 2018 on a strong note after a busy holiday season. Sales and marketing director Katie Balfe says visits over Christmas and New Year's were up 4 percent, and even hig...

Residents of Lake Country are invited to an Open House Tuesday to hear about the District's budget plan. Mayor James Baker hopes to hear what people are expecting in the coming year. "They get another...

The Regional District of North Okanagan will be taking part in a meeting next month to discuss flood mitigation in the Fraser Basin. Representatives of several communities will sit down in Kamloops fo...

The Vipers are on the road in Coquitlam this afternoon and we'll have BDM Motorsports Vipers play by play with Graham Turnbull and the Pre-Game show at 1:45 In KIJHL action last night, the North Okana...