Category Archives: Vernon

UPDATE 5 p.m. Polson Park in Vernon has been closed until further notice due to flooding. While people were still using the skateboard park and walking in the park Thursday evening, the gates that res...

B.C.'s provincial health officer is updating restrictions placed on restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.A new public health order from Dr. Bonnie Henry removes the 50 per cent capacity for restau...

The 8th Annual Ride Don't Hide planned for this month has been cancelled due to Covid-19. The cycling event, which was set for June 14 at Creekside Park in Coldstream, reduces the stigma around mental...

The B.C. Coroners Service has released some disturbing new numbers around drug overdose deaths. In May, the province recorded 170 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths - the highest monthly total eve...

Police were able to track, and eventually stop, a stolen vehicle on Westside Road. A 25-year-old Kelowna man was arrested. The incident began as a report of a possible impaired driver on Westside Road...

Vernon council is not taking any action at this point on an idea to allow liquor consumption in specific public places. "I will move to defer this to later, " said Coun. Scott Anderson who withdrew th...

British Columbia is reporting 12 new cases of Covid-19 since Tuesday, and no new deaths. The Interior Health region has not had a new case since May 28 -- 14 days ago -- and has no active cases. There...

The organizer of Vernon's Black Lives Matter rally says it was worth holding, even though the turnout was small. Black Lives Matter event in Vernon (Rebecca Barton/Vernon Matters Staff) Ilona Davidson...

British Columbia's longest ever state of emergency will continue for at least another two weeks.The government extended the declaration to June 23 which allows the province to address situations in re...

The Insurance Corporation of B.C. says road tests resume next week for drivers seeking commercial Class 1 to Class 4 licenses.That covers everything from would-be transport truck drivers to school bus...