Category Archives: Vernon

Local registered non-profits and charities have until the end of this month to apply for support from Fuel Good Day 2020.The event is held every September by the Armstrong Regional Co-op where a minim...

BC Housing, the City of Vernon and the Canadian Mental Health Association are all on board the latest affordable housing project in the city.Twenty-nine housing units for low to moderate income earner...

Students who choose to will be back in schools for the first time in more than two months today, and things will look a lot different from before. Among the new measures is everyone is required to cle...

Intense rainstorms predicted for the Salmon Valley did not deliver as much rain as expected over the weekend, greatly reducing concerns about severe flooding on the Salmon River. The Columbia Shuswap ...

Ottawa is earmarking millions of dollars for the promotion of holiday travel inside Canada as it seeks to help the tourism industry weather the COVID-19 pandemic.The money announced by Economic Develo...

When students board the school bus on Monday in Williams Lake, B.C., they'll be greeted by a bus driver wearing a protective visor and will take a seat by themselves unless they live with another stud...

Dr. Bonnie Henry has issued a new provincial health order, restricting the operation of overnight camps for children and youth. "Such camps often have large numbers of children coming from many differ...

The Shuswap Emergency Program is bringing in a specialized sandbagging machine to assist Salmon Valley residents with efforts to protect their properties. The machine will be running at the Silver Cre...

The City of Vernon is detailing the measures it has taken to deal with the impact of the Covid pandemic.Some of the moves have been to ease the financial burden, like waiving interest on 2020 first qu...

Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for several areas in B.C today (May 30) - including the Okanagan. According to the forecaster, a low pressure system will move into the region...