Category Archives: Vernon

Vernon council has given initial support to a proposed active living centre at the Kin Race Track site costing about $90 million. Mayor Victor Cumming said council had a lively discussion Monday on th...

Administrators at the City of Vernon plan to write the Ministry of Health opposing the location of an overdose prevention site in the downtown core The site, which is operated by Interior Health, is l...

UPDATE Vernon council has supported the North Okanagan Canada Day Society's plan for a virtual celebration on July 1. That will replace the usual event in Polson Park and the fireworks, which can't pr...

UPDATE 6 p.m. The Starlight Drive-in in Enderby is making changes to its policies and reviewing the feasibility of its summer drive-in season after getting clarification from the provincial health off...

Another four people died of COVID-19 in B.C. over the weekend, reported the province's senior medical health officer on Monday.Dr. Bonnie Henry said all were residents of longterm care.Henry reported ...

A local environmental initiative has gone down the toilet due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term.The North Okanagan Regional District has delayed the implementation of the food scrap...

The Okanagan Basin Water Board's Okanagan WaterWise program has released a video of mayors showing how they are conserving water in their yards as part of its annual "Make Water Work" launch. "Normall...

Beware of the mama bear.A local resident is reporting a black bear and two small cubs were spotted near Lakeway Mobile Home Park in Coldstream at midday on Monday.A warning sign has been put up on Kal...

The 2020 summer camping season has arrived but the Discover Camping reservation system for booking those spots crashed Monday morning.Would-be campers told Vernon Matters they have been unable to gain...

An unlucky thief stole a pickup from a residence in Coldstream last Friday morning but ran out of gas before he could escape from the law.Police were alerted to the incident around 3 a.m. on May 22 af...