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The District of Coldstream never gets tired of this kind of recognition. The District has received the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting for the 7th straight year for its 2016 Financial Report. T...

There is some celebrating going on at Vernon Search and Rescue. The volunteer group has officially been notified of winning the "First Responders Shout Out" contest for a new KIOTI Mechron UTV, worth ...

It's an annual tradition around the Christmas and New Year's period. Police have started their Counter Attack road checks in the North Okanagan, looking for impaired drivers throughout the holiday sea...

A long time volunteer from Vernon is being honoured by the Canadian Red Cross. Cor Zandbergen will be presented with the Order of Red Cross at a ceremony in Kelowna Tuesday, the agency's highest honou...

What used to be a restaurant and education building in downtown Vernon, is now a parking lot. The city has torn-down the old buildings and opened 40 parking spaces on 29th Street just west of the libr...

Former Shuswap MLA George Abbott is one of the leaders appointed to a review team that will look into how the province handled this year's flood and wildfire disasters. Abbott and Maureen Chapman will...

The Vernon rink is off to a rough start at the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings in Ottawa. John Morris and his rink with Jim Cotter fell to 0-3 with an 8-6 loss to Brad Gushue from St John's Newfoundland...

The Vernon Panthers came up big for the big one giving the school their first ever Provincial Championship as they dominated the Ballenas Whalers of Parksville 36-8 in the B.C. AA Junior Varsity Subwa...

In BCHL action last the Vernon Vipers continue their winning ways defeating the Victoria Grizzlies 3-1 at Kal Tire Place. Victoria would score on the power play with less than 2 1/2 minutes left in th...

Surrey RCMP is requesting the public's assistance in locating Dean Richard ZASTOWNY who is currently unlawfully at large and believed to be armed and dangerous. Surrey RCMP is interested in any inform...