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Vernon residents living near creeks, streams and low lying areas should undertake measures to protect their property and reduce the risk of flooding, if they have not already done so. Heavy rainfall w...

Update : 3:45 pm A boil water advisory has been issued for all water customers west of the Shuswap River bridge in Enderby due to high turbidity levels. "The Boil Water Advisory has been issued due to...

The Township of Spallumcheen is the latest to report localized flooding. It's in the area of Powerhouse and Demorest Roads, as well as at the north end of Stepney Road due to the rain and snow melt. A...

A consultant says 65 percent of the infrastructure used by Greater Vernon Water is in average or above average condition. The figure was include in an asset management report delivered by Urban System...

It's up to residents to protect their homes from flooding, but the North Okanagan Regional District has some limited resources to help. For residents in the Regional District electoral areas, water th...

Another record number of finalists have been announced for the Armstrong Spallumcheen Chamber of Commerce Community Excellence Awards Seventy-four businesses, organizations and volunteers were nominat...

From one chamber to another. That's the situation for Dan Rogers the outgoing general manager of the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce Rogers tells Kiss FM he's accepted a job as the new executive di...

Lumby is already seeing some high water due to last night's heavy rain. The village's Deputy Corporate Officer, Melanie Wenzoski, says water is already going across Shuswap Avenue. It's also near some...

An evacuation order has been issued for Fintry Provincial Park along Westside Road, due to flooding. The Central Okanagan Regional District says one residence in the park has been flooded, and campers...

Update: 10:21 am Power restored to downtown Vernon and East Hill. BC Hydro says all customers should have service back by 12:30 pm Update 9:50 am BC Hydro now knows what caused the major power outage ...