Category Archives: Vernon

UPDATE 11: 30 a.m. RCMP and the B.C. Coroner's Service are investigating what is being called a sudden death in downtown Vernon. Emergency personnel were called to a site on 30th Avenue around 9:15 a....

Smoky skies have cleared slightly in parts of British Columbia but Environment Canada is maintaining air quality statements for the entire southern third of the province. The health quality index for ...

The selling price has been set on the site for a proposed Greater Vernon Cultural Centre. The City of Vernon issued a news release Tuesday evening stating council has directed administration to comple...

A two vehicle crash has slowed down the drive home for some Vernon commuters.Emergency personnel have been on the scene of the crash at Highway 6 and Waddington Drive, which took place after 4:00 p.m....

The B.C. government has announced 97 new COVID-19 cases since Monday, bringing the provincial total to 7,376 since the pandemic started. Six of the new cases are in the Interior Health (IH) region. Th...

Vernon City Council has approved a rezoning application requested by B.C. Housing and the Turning Points Collaborative Society (TPCS) to add a group home to the light industrial zone, as a replacement...

A local RCMP officer is taking a leading role with the Cops For Kids charity ride.Const. Nick Reimann of the Vernon North Okanagan detachment first joined the event in 2014, and this year, he designed...

With speculation of a provincial election being called soon, the long time MLA for Vernon-Monashee has made a decision about his political future. Eric Foster tells Vernon Matters he will run again fo...

A new pilot program will start this month to offer community navigation services to individuals going through life challenges in Vernon.The program is being offered by NexusBC under the direction of t...

Police were out in full force Monday evening in Vernon's Mission Hill area.Eyewitnesses say they saw numerous police cruisers and Emergency Response Team vehicles outside a residence on Okanagan Avenu...