Category Archives: Vernon

Vernon's Folks on Spokes program is expected to get underway July 27 and continue until the end of October.The city-run program helps businesses with the clean-up of discarded needles and garbage in l...

Interior Health has issued a warning to drug users in Vernon about purple fentanyl. The agency says it is causing prolonged sedation and an overdose may not respond to the use of naloxone. Interior He...

The quality of Okanagan Lake has come a long way in the last 50 years.The lake is an essential part of life in the Okanagan and is home to an abundance of waterfowl and fish species. Local municipalit...

The former Atlantis water slides are now called Splashdown Vernon, and the water park will open to the public Saturday (July 18).While all the slides will be operating, there are new rules to prevent ...

Dr. Bonnie Henry is concerned about what she calls a number of flare-up outbreaks of Covid-19 in B.C. There have been 28 new cases in the province since Thursday with 12 of those in Interior Health, w...

Vernon's mayor says holding down operating costs for the proposed new cultural centre will be a significant challenge. A Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) report predicts the costs to run the...

A resident of the Lumby area died in single vehicle crash in a remote area of the North Okanagan. Police say it happened on a forest service road near Cherryville with emergency responders called to t...

The BC Hockey League is targeting a Dec. 1 start date for its 2020-21 regular season, pending approval from the Provincial Health Office (PHO). "We've been having discussions with the Ministry of Tour...

RCMP are warning the public to be on the lookout for scammers trying to sell you fake gold products. Reports of the scam are on the rise around the Southern Interior. "The implementation of COVID-19 r...

There are now 27 Covid-19 cases connected to several private parties in Kelowna in late June and early July. Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, said that includes 18 residents in the Interio...