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Vernon's senior population is getting close to being one out of every three residents. The latest Canada census (2016) puts the number of those 65 and older in the city, at 29.8 percent (25.5% 65 and ...

Lake Country Council has approved a staff report to ask the provincial government for permission to extend the swim-only zone at the Wood Lake Beach in Oyama. Mayor James Baker says they need to make ...

The Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation has received its largest ever single donation. Long-time Okanagan resident Frank Yanavicius left his full estate of more than one million dollars to the foundati...

Vernon residents are reminded by the city it's time to pay first quarter utility bills. Bills were mailed out in April and payment is due on or before May 12th. Any unpaid balance after that is subjec...

The water watch continues in Lumby. Superintendent of Operations Dave Manson says the Village is making sand and sandbags available for residents in need. " Correct, we have two bag locations set up, ...

Some Greater Vernon athletes have been named to BC's team for the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg. Landon Currie from Coldstream will play in male volleyball, along with Oyama's Morgan Nichols. M...

Lumby Council has adopted its new budget with a 1.18 per cent tax increase. Mayor Kevin Acton says it's on the low side thanks to some growth that's occurred in the village. But homeowners do have oth...

There's been fewer bear complaints so far this spring -- which is a by-product of the weather. Frank Ritcey, provincial coordinator for Wildsafe BC, says the wet weather has provided lots of green gra...

The Performing Arts Centre hosts the four candidates running in the Vernon-Monashee riding for a forum tonight. Executive director Keelan Murtagh says the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce is a co- s...

Local residents got their fill of April showers. Environment Canada says Vernon got over one and a half times the normal amount of rain over the month. "We had 54.3 millimetres of precipitation record...