Category Archives: Vernon

Distilleries from across Canada are calling on representatives from all political parties to lobby the federal government to reduce a tax affecting their operations.The businesses want Ottawa to immed...

The B.C. government has released more details about its updated back to school plan, saying students will be welcomed back in classes for orientation Sept. 10. On Tuesday, Education Minister Rob Flemi...

Motorists using two roads near Okanagan Lake may experience 30-minute delays over the next few weeks, as the city continues its rock slope stabilization program. The work will include rock scaling, di...

The City of Vernon is looking for public input on improvements to Deer Park, near Canadian Lakeview Estates. The park is located in the 9100 block of Tronson Road.Community members are invited to revi...

British Columbia is reporting 46 new Covid cases since Monday with two new cases in the Interior. There are now 472 active cases with 8 people in hospital, and no new Covid-related deaths (total 195)....

B.C.'s education minister says the start of the school year will be pushed back. The original date was Sept. 8, but Rob Fleming now says students will be welcomed back to classrooms in the second week...

UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. Good news to report on two new wildfires in the Okanagan, both in the Westside Road area northwest of Vernon. One near Six Mile Creek at the road's north end that started from the sp...

The O'Keefe Range Lands are on the market. Colliers International has the listing for over 2,300 acres of land within the City of Vernon limits with an asking price of $28.8 million. Colliers said the...

New COVID-related measures will be used to get public input on several master plans in the North Okanagan. In addition to online comments. the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) will be hostin...

There is another possible impact of the Covid pandemic on people: memory loss.Okanagan Clinical Trials, a medical research clinic in Kelowna, has seen an increase in demand for free, comprehensive cog...