Category Archives: Vernon

Ken Holland is among the 2020 class of inductees for the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Vernon native and current general manager of the Edmonton Oilers will be inducted in the builder category. Holland, 64...

The Vernon Winter Carnival organizing society has a new board of directors and a new leader. Deb White has stepped down after five years as chairperson and a director for 10 years. Taking her place is...

Premier John Horgan has announced that phase 3 of the province's restart is ready to proceed. Horgan said it means a safe reopening of things like hotels, resorts, parks, the film industry and some en...

The days of free parking around Vernon are coming to an end. The city has announced bylaw enforcement of on-street parking meters and two hour parking zones will resume Thursday, July 2, 2020. City co...

Police are investigating the cause after a car ran into a Vernon home. The car, which Mounties describe as small and silver in colour, was westbound on Palmer Road around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday when it fai...

Shanda Hill says it was beautiful to be recognized by the community she loves and promotes around the world while she competes. Hill was named the 2019-20 Tim Hortons North Okanagan Athlete of the Yea...

The Okanagan has had a total of 99 cases since the coronavirus pandemic began, but just two cases in the last two weeks. The figures were part of Dr. Bonnie Henry's update on modelling which forecasts...

Vernon council is lobbying the B.C. government to expand the size of Ellison Provincial Park.Council passed a motion asking the province to consider purchasing 234 acres next to the park for inclusion...

A Vernon bar and grill announced it will be closing for a week, starting Wednesday (June 24), due to staffing shortages that it blames on the current economic conditions.In a note to customers of its ...

While Vernon council permitted Vernon Secondary graduates to paint Suicide Hill, they did not approve the request from Fulton Secondary graduates who wanted to paint a busier street outside their high...