Category Archives: Top News Stories
Emergency Exercise At Vernon Airport
If you seeing a lot of emergency activity around Vernon regional Airport right now, don't worry Tanya Laing-Gahr with City of Vernon it's a simulated emergency. " The scenario is that a passenger plan...
Tom Mark Apr 20, 2017
Lake Country Construction Boom Grows Economy
Driving through Lake Country it's hard to miss the economic boom. The District is setting records for economic growth. Figures show last year was the busiest construction year since 1995 with almost 9...
Tom Mark Apr 20, 2017
Elections BC Sends Out Voting Cards
Where to vote cards are in the mail for the provincial election. Elections BC is reminding you to bring your card to the polling station when you do vote, Chief Electoral Officer Keith Archer says tha...
Tom Mark Apr 20, 2017
Landslide Watch Continues At Kaslo Landslide Site
Geo-technical engineers are still keeping a close eye on a landslide site in Kaslo. Residents of 47 homes were ordered out Monday when the slope above slipped. No homes were hit by debris but it came ...
Tom Mark Apr 20, 2017
Coldstream Council Reviews Pellet Plant Permit Change
Coldstream Council has heard from Pinnacle Renewable Energy about a permit change needed for its Lavington pellet plant. Pinnacle wants to improve its re-circulation system to improve emissions and up...
Tom Mark Apr 20, 2017
Enderby Close to New Budget
Enderby's proposed city budget is through it's first three readings. Mayor Greg McCune says it means a 2 per cent increase for taxpayers. " It works out to thirty-eight dollars and 43 cents per hundre...
Tom Mark Apr 20, 2017
Kalamalka Lake Road Construction Update Meeting
The City of Vernon is holding a meeting this evening on the Kalamalka Lake Road construction. Transportation Manager Amanda Watson says anyone who is interested is welcome to see the final designs. " ...
Tom Mark Apr 20, 2017
Vernon Homeless Estimated at 75
The latest homeless count in the Vernon area has determined there are at least 75 people with no place to call home. Their count determined there were 21 people sleeping outside, Howard House as well ...
Duane Grandbois Apr 19, 2017
School Board Budget: Public No-Shows
A public meeting Tuesday night for families to have some input into the Vernon School Board's 2017/18 budget kind of fell flat. Board Chair Kelly Smith says no members of the public showed up. "I'm as...
Tom Mark Apr 19, 2017
Repairs Underway To A Vernon Sinkhole
It's one thing for motorists in Vernon to be dodging potholes but sinkholes have a whole deeper meaning. City Works crews are working on repairing a sinkhole that appeared on 42nd Avenue just east of ...
Tom Mark Apr 19, 2017

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