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The M-P for North Okanagan Shuswap says it's too soon to say if the Liberal's national housing strategy will help smaller rural areas like in his riding. Conservative Mel Arnold says he's spent a lot ...

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP has a new media relations officer Constable Kelly Brett takes over the role that has been vacant since Cst. Jocelyn Noseworthy went on maternity leave last year. "Cst. B...

After years of shrinking enrolment, the North Okanagan Shuswap School District is now seeing growth, which is creating some capacity issues. District Superintendent Peter Jory says space concerns have...

RCMP are trying to reunite a lost or stolen Go Pro camera with its owner. Police seized the camera in late September, believed to be left behind by a break-in suspect during a B and E to a business on...

Vernon Search and Rescue could use some help in obtaining a new piece of equipment. The organization has entered a contest to win a special side-by-side ATV that would help in rescues. "It's bigger th...

It's been a busy year for drug overdoses in Vernon. Statistics from Interior Health show 303 have been reported to the agency by Vernon Jubilee Hospital or paramedics to the end of October. That's sec...

Lumby Mayor Kevin Acton says a housing conference he attended the past few days in Vancouver has been thought provoking The conference focused on affordable housing and the link between homelessness a...

Lumby Council has adopted an Affordable Housing Strategy. It's something council has been working hard on for some time. Acting Mayor Randal Ostafichuk says it contains a number of steps that can be t...

Enderby Council has a better idea of how the city's business community is feeling these days. The results of last month's Business Walk survey of 36 businesses shows 80 per cent feel the state of thei...

UPDATE: There's a new site for an awareness rally by traffic control personnel. It was originally going to be on Highway 6 in Lavington, but it's been moved to Highway 97 by the army camp in Vernon. T...