Category Archives: Vernon

Vernon firefighters responded to a pair of fire alarms this weekend involving minor kitchen incidents. At around 1:15 p.m. today (May 18), Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) was called to the 3000 blo...

Provincial health officials announced 16 new Covid-19 positives today (May 18), bringing B.C's total case count to 2,444.Eight cases were identified between Saturday (May 16) and Sunday (May 17), with...

Wildfire season is just around the corner, and the risk should be of no surprise to residents of the Okanagan."We live in a fire-prone ecosystem," said John Davies, RPF and Wildfire Management Special...

UPDATE May 17 Vernon Matters reached out to Vernon North Okanagan RCMP for an update on the situation, and found out the item has been removed from the park and the situation is resolved. "The militar...

UPDATE Rain and low visibility in the Okanagan resulted in the Canadian Forces Snowbirds to abort their planned pass over the valley Sunday morning. The team of nine jets was supposed to fly over the ...

The British Columbia government is reporting 21 new cases of coronavirus, for a total of 2,428 cases. "There are 355 active cases in the province, and 1,932 people who tested positive for COVID-19 hav...

Gyms, yoga studios, and fitness centres will be able to resume operations as of Tuesday May 19. That's when an order by Interior Health's Chief Medical Health Officer to close those types of training ...

If you're trying out new things now, why not try growing a giant pumpkin? It may not be pumpkin time quite yet, but it is time to start thinking about growing your 'great pumpkin' if you are planning ...

British Columbia has 15 new cases of Covid-19 since Thursday, for a provincial total of 2,407.There have been no new cases in Interior Health (still at 181), and only one new case in IH since last Fri...

The District of Coldstream is concerned about fireworks being lit-off, and residents conducting open burning even though its banned."As we head into the long weekend, it has come to the attention of t...