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Save-On-Foods is doing its part to reduce food waste in Canada. The company says it has reached 100% food waste diversion at its Kelowna and area stores, by providing fresh but unsaleable food to food...

Thursday night's opening ceremony kicked off the Special Olympics BC Winter Games in Greater Vernon. Vernon athlete Justin Chippendale and Vernon North Okanagan RCMP Superintendent Shawna Baher lit th...

Local government is investing $600,000 into amenities for its section of the Okanagan Rail Trail. Regional District of North Okanagan directors have approved funding for a $260,000 washroom, along wit...

Samantha Cook and Dora Anderson inside the new Vernon Trades Training Centre. For students stepping into trades training at Okanagan College, several new bursaries established by MQN Architecture and ...

School District 83 has launched a school bus safety campaign. It's in response to over two dozen incidents of vehicles passing school buses when their red lights were on, hitting buses, and other clos...

School District 83 will set aside $35,000 to undertake a long range facilities review. Assistant Superintendent Carl Cooper says it will provide current information on school capacity, which is alread...

24-year-old Crystal Rohrer has been strapping on the ski's and going for runs at Silver Star since she was eight years old. "I love skiing, it's just something I love to do," she said. She's one of th...

The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce is giving a thumbs up to a new program to clean-up discarded drug needles. The City of Vernon will launch the Folks on Spokes pilot program this spring, providin...

The countdown is on for the 2019 Special Olympics BC Winter Games. More than 800 athletes, coaches and officials are coming to Vernon for the three day event. The opening ceremony at 7:30 tonight will...

It's not Uber -- but Enderby's mayor says a group is looking to start a ride service in the city. Greg McCune says the service could serve a role, until the province approves ride sharing services lik...