Category Archives: Vernon

It's hoped a $145,000 grant from the B.C. government can help woo tourists to Vernon.Mayor Victor Cumming said Tourism Vernon was awarded the provincial funds which he believes are "really going to be...

The number of reported COVID-19 cases are trending downward, according to the province's top doc.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, reported 10 new cases Tuesday and no new deaths.There are n...

The Salvation Army is closing its downtown thrift store on 29th Avenue due to the costs of operating two stores in the community.The store operated for 32 years."The decision to close the store did no...

SilverStar Mountain Resort is switching to summertime operations.The resort, home to one of the largest bike parks in Canada, will be open to the public on July 9. Reduced hours will be in place to fo...

Vernon RCMP closed off one lane of Highway 97 south Tuesday morning by the DND grounds after a semi tractor-trailer went off the road and into fencing. Almost an hour after the crash, the big rig had ...

Students graduating from Pleasant Valley Senior Secondary will be marching through the streets to celebrate.Armstrong city council granted permission for a noon-day parade on June 15.Mayor Chris Piepe...

It'll be grads, not cars on Suicide Hill in Vernon. City council has given the go-ahead for this year's Vernon Secondary School graduates to recreate the tradition of painting the road. Council has ap...

North Okanagan RCMP flooded an area of rural Armstrong Sunday in response to a high risk incident involving a distraught male.On June 7, shortly after 5 p.m., officers went to a property on the 3100 b...

Vernon's blue herons may not know what's going on, but supporters of the birds turned out in force at city hall Monday."We wanted to show council that the citizens of Vernon want the heronry and the h...

Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP have gone to the unusual step of naming a man who was arrested on the weekend after allegedly taking photos in a public park.Police say Richard Slobodian, 58, was arrested a...