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Update: 6pm Paramedics are pleased with how the first day of gathering signatures went for a provincial petition in Vernon. Local spokesman and paramedic Dean Perry says they seeking support to make a...

The re-payment of the loan for the second arena at Kal Tire Place begins this year. Residents in Vernon, Coldstream and electoral areas B and C will see an increase in the parks portion of the propert...

Local firefighters will have a better chance to save pets caught in fires thanks to new equipment and training. Local realtor John Deak and his wife Teresa donated three sets of pet oxygen delivery sy...

Vernon Jubilee Hospital will be getting a new MRI machine, which is expected to be in place in 2018. There is currently no MRI at the hospital, with the nearest one in Kelowna. Vernon Monashee MLA Eri...

The Vernon Pickleball Club is asking the regional district for a half million dollars for new courts. The request was made to the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee which will discuss the issue at its ...

Transportation Minister Todd Stone has announced a break for vehicle owners who experience annoying stone and rock chips on their windshields. Stone says starting this spring, those who carry ICBC's o...

Vernon could see a site offering enhanced overdose prevention services, such as immediate access to treatment. Interior Health's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Trevor Corneil says it could be availa...

Residents of Predator Ridge Resort can expect to see some wildfire prevention work in their community this spring. The City of Vernon is applying for a $10,000 grant from the Union of BC Municipalitie...

Heavy snowfall overnight has left high avalanche hazard conditions in all the high mountain passes. Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton and west of Creston is closed by the hazard and for avalanche contr...

A push to get more staff in BC seniors homes will be held on Family Day in the Okanagan. Organizer Judy Galley says the province sets the guidelines for the number of staff. "Nine out of ten senior fa...