Category Archives: Top News Stories

Enderby Council supports a call by Armstrong for a review of transit services in the North Okanagan. Armstrong is concerned whether it's getting value for dollar in its share of the cost of service. E...

The BC government is moving towards allowing ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft, but will first make sure the taxi industry is ready. Transportation Minister Claire Trevena says they have hired ...

Update: Tom Mark 8:20 am RCMP finally did get their man, even though they thought he may have drowned. The man ran from Vernon Mounties early Saturday morning when they were checking complaints of a p...

A Vernon man was among two people injured in an early morning head-on crash on Highway 97 in the Monte Lake area. RCMP say a Honda Civic driven by a 24 year old Vernon man crossed into the oncoming la...

Lumby is taking steps to be better prepared for future flooding. The village has hired an engineering firm to update its floodplain mapping which hasn't been done in 20 years. Finance director Jeremy ...

The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce is is optimistic the federal government has heard what the business community has had to say about tax reform. The government announced this morning the small bu...

Police say an Okanagan boater is lucky to be alive. The operator of a 29 foot cabin cruiser was ejected from his vessel into Okanagan Lake Sunday afternoon, just before it crashed into the cliff edge ...

Oct 16: 11 am Vernon's Shanda Hill is into the 1,800 kilometre bike ride at the Deca Ultra Triathlon in Mexico. Hill got some sleep after completing the 38 km swim Sunday night. The final event is a 4...

The City of Vernon is now accepting applications to the Council Discretionary Grant Program. The grants are available to organizations that contribute to the general interest and quality of life for V...

No final decisions have been made, but it looks like the Civic Arena could have a future date with the wrecking ball. Vernon Mayor Akbal Mund says the City has been told by engineers, foundation probl...