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One of Vernon's best known companies has made a long term commitment to the community. Kal Tire has extended its naming rights agreement for the Multiplex -- or Kal Tire Place -- for another ten years...

A new evacuation alert has been issued for 580 properties in Lake Country. The Central Okanagan Regional District sent out the alert late last night for a large area east of Highway 97 and Wood Lake S...

Eric Foster has won his third term in Vernon Monashee, taking 48% of the vote, compared to 29% for the NDP's Barry Dorval and 21% for Green Keli Westgate, the highest ever for the Greens in the riding...

There was no change in the Shuswap after election night. LIberal Greg Kyllo picked up 55% of the vote to defeat the NDP's Sylvia Lindgren (27%) by over 7,000 votes. "I want to give thanks to all the a...

For the first time since 1952, British Columbia will have a minority government. As of midnight, the Liberals had won 43 seats and the NDP 41, with the Green Party picking up three. Fourty-four seats ...

Local politicians have reached a deal on changes to improve the operation and management of parks within the Greater Vernon area. Vernon, Coldstream, and Regional District of North Okanagan Electoral ...

The 59th annual Interior Logging Association conference in Vernon was well attended. General manager Wayne Lintott says over 15-hundred people checked-out the activities at the Vernon Lodge and Kal Ti...

A boil water advisory for some residents along Westside Road has been upgraded to a boil water notice. "In consultation with Interior Health, the Regional District of Central Okanagan has upgraded a p...

The Township of Spallumcheen will hold a town hall meeting next week to help residents impacted by flooding. Reps from the province will be in attendance to provide information regarding potential fun...

People are being asked to stay off a part of the BX Creek Trail. The regional district has closed the section between Star Road and Dixon Dam Road due to unstable and hazardous ground conditions. "The...