Category Archives: Vernon

Vernon's group of 100+ Women Who Care says its online effort to raise funds for the struggling Upper Room Mission has been overwhelming.In March, the URM closed its doors and laid off staff citing fin...

Vernon's mayor is hoping to see the gradual reopening of local businesses and provincial parks as B.C. starts to slowly emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown.Premier Horgan is expected to announce Wednesd...

The federal government has announced support for the producers who keep Canadian families fed.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $252 million on Tuesday to help the agri-food industry get through...

Canadians appear to be too polite to admit they are stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic.After more than a month of physical distancing, a new survey says the public is feeling anxious on the inside but ...

Emergency Preparedness Week (May 3-9) is a national awareness campaign to promote individual and collective action that can help prepare us for a variety of emergencies.We have had to make a lot of ch...

Armstrong's Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede has been officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.General manager Yvonne Paulson expressed sadness over the cancelation but added that ...

Those free rides on BC Transit buses around Vernon will come to an end at the end of May.The company says fares will be collected on conventional, community and handyDART services starting June 1.At t...

The BC River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow advisory for the North Okanagan, including tributaries around Vernon, Lumby and Winfield.A similar advisory remains in effect for the Salmon R...

A 16-year-old driver with a learner's licence had a dramatic rescue last week after being ejected from his pickup that had plummeted off of Bouleau Lake Forest Service Road off of Westside Road.Vernon...

Canada has committed 850-million dollars to the global fight against Covid-19.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that includes investments in Canadian and international research for things like vaccin...