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The MLA for Vernon Monashee says BC's Green Party leader is "full of it." Eric Foster is upset that Andrew Weaver is making it look like the Liberals don't support ride sharing. "It's not that we're n...

It's been over a year since transit stops on 48th Avenue by the Village Green Mall were made permanent, even though the City of Vernon and some bus users preferred a site closer to the mall. Councillo...

Kelowna and Abbotsford-Mission have the lowest rental vacancy rates in the country. Canada Mortgage and Housing says the rate in both cities is 0.2 percent, well below the national average of 3 percen...

A stolen vehicle suspect led police from Nakusp to Coldstream, eventually ending in an arrest. A man driving a stolen Honda Civic failed to stop for police in Nakusp and boarded the Needles Ferry Mond...

UPDATE: The City of Vernon has issued a news release outlining the plans for the McMechan Reservoir site which is being sold. After Monday's council meeting, several councillors said they did not know...

The latest survey shows fluctuating numbers for kokanee salmon populations in Okanagan lakes. Kalamalka Lake had its highest return on record with 67-thousand this fall, largely dominated by shore spa...

Vernon council has approved expansion of the transit service that will add seven-thousand service hours a year, and add a new route. Mayor Akbal Mund says the frequency will be improved on some routes...

The City of Vernon will be developing four public access sites on Okanagan Lake next year. Two of the sites are on Tronson Road, with others on Lakeshore and Okanagan Landing roads. Councillor Juliett...

Today is Giving Tuesday -- a day where Canadians are encouraged to support the causes they believe in and the communities where they live. Linda Yule from the North Okanagan United Way says the progra...

UPDATE Vernon council will discuss a request for a ban on non essential pesticides on private and public lands in the city at its next meeting. Terry Dyke from the Sustainable Environment Network Soci...