Category Archives: Vernon
Water advisory lifted for Delcliffe utility
A water quality advisory has been lifted for residents using the Delcliffe Water Utility in the Delcliffe and Cameron Road areas of Vernon's Okanagan Landing."Turbidity levels have returned to normal ...
Corey Fischer Aug 20, 2020
High fire danger calls for extreme caution from everyone
With a number of new wildfires breaking out in the southern interior, fire officials in Vernon are urging everyone to practice extreme caution while outdoors to help prevent human-caused fires.The fir...
Corey Fischer Aug 20, 2020
IH says overdose prevention site not creating concerns
Interior Health says Vernon's overdose prevention site has been lightly used since it opened in May.During a presentation to city council, Mayor Victor Cumming said the health agency reported the faci...
Corey Fischer Aug 20, 2020
Woman apprehended near suspicious fire scene
RCMP were called to investigate a grass fire on the hillside east of the Department of National Defence army camp near Highway 97 in Vernon Wednesday night.The cause is being treated as suspicious aft...
Corey Fischer Aug 20, 2020
UPDATE Police emergency team enters Vernon home but wanted man not found
UPDATE 10 p.m. A dramatic police incident in Vernon came to an end with police not able to locate the man they were looking for. The Southeast District Emergency Response Team (ERT) was deployed to as...
Corey Fischer Aug 19, 2020
68 new Covid cases in B.C., four in Interior
B.C.'s daily COVID-19 case count is slightly lower today with 68 new cases, and four of those in the Interior. It raises the number of active cases in the province to 798, with more than 2,400 people ...
Corey Fischer Aug 19, 2020
College to use mix of online and in-person courses
Students at Okanagan College can expect classes in the new year to look very similar to how they will be delivered this fall.The college will welcome back thousands of students with a blend of online ...
Corey Fischer Aug 19, 2020
Armstrong takes action to conserve water
The City of Armstrong is having to take immediate action to protect its drinking water supply.The city has implemented stage three water conservation measures, effective immediately."Currently, the ci...
Aug 19, 2020
UPDATE Police say Vernon crash claimed one life, eyewitness describes scene
UPDATE 11:06 a.m. RCMP say a 22-year-old Vernon man died in a crash at a city intersection Wednesday morning (Aug. 19). The victim's family has been notified and is receiving grief support. The accide...
Corey Fischer Aug 19, 2020
UPDATE Crews douse grass fire on Vernon-Coldstream border
UPDATE Aug. 19 8 a.m. The City of Vernon says the cause of the fire is undetermined. The grass fire on Clerke Road, which was near the Vernon-Coldstream border, burned a fifty-square foot area before ...
Corey Fischer Aug 19, 2020

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