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The city of Enderby wants to hear from its residents and those in Area F on the city's Master Parks Plan. It has opened an online survey to get some thoughts and ideas on the future of parks and recre...

With temperatures hitting the mid to high 30's this week, WorkSafe BC is reminding employers and outdoor workers to prevent against heat stress. Prevention field services director Dan Strand says they...

Highway 97 is open again between Vernon and Kamloops after being closed into last evening when new fires broke out at the south end of Monte Lake. Four small fires broke out near the highway, one of t...

Update : 6:30 pm The fire remains at 2 hectares. 34 firefighters are working at the site. The point of origin and cause are under investigation. Photo courtesy of Jamie Rye/Twitter Update: 5:25 pm The...

Hot weather -- with no rain. It's not a good combination for preventing new wildfires. Kevin Skrepnek from the BC Wildfire Service says temperatures in some communities like Kamloops could hit 40 degr...

Update: 1 pm Two pickup trucks were involved in a crash near the Swan Lake interchange on Highway 97 north of Vernon this morning. Captain Brett Stickles from the BX Swan Lake Fire Dept says one truck...

The wildfire smoke has returned to the North Okanagan. It stared blowing into the area this morning, and is now quite thick. Max Birkner from the BC Wildfire Service says its coming from a variety of ...

The Upper Room Mission's UnderAware drive has been more successful than organizers could have imagined. When the drive began at the beginning of July, they were hoping to get 250 pairs of new underwea...

There is good news on the wildfire burning near Monte Lake west of Vernon. The BC Wildfire Service says the Martin Mountain fire is now 100 percent contained. "One hundred percent contained means they...

Ten families from Clinton forced from their homes over the weekend due to the Elephant Hill fire, are the latest to check in at Vernon's evacuee centre. The City's emergency social services coordinato...