Category Archives: Vernon

Construction has started on a 240-seat expansion at BX Elementary School on Silver Star Road.When the project was first announced by Education Minister Rob Fleming a year ago, the school, which has sp...

A long standing tradition in North Okanagan sports will continue despite the COVID-19 pandemic.The 27th annual Tim Hortons North Okanagan Sports Awards will be handed out later this year, although a d...

The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce has announced its general manager has resigned. In a news release, the organization said the resignation of Dione Chambers gives the chamber "some operational ro...

The federal government is providing funding to help charities and community organizations deal with an increase in demand due to COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a 350 million dollar ...

Some local moms staying at home with their families during the COVID-19 outbreak have come up with a way to help the hungry in Vernon. On the last few Friday's, Kara Wilhelms and Lindsay Millan have b...

An act of kindness will allow people experiencing homelessness in Vernon to stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vernon branch of the Okanagan Regional Library has donated three computers ...

British Columbia is opening up testing for COVID-19, to allow anyone with symptoms to get assessed and tested by their family doctor, a nurse practitioner or a community health centre. Dr. Bonnie Henr...

If you get your mail from a community mailbox, it may be a good time to start checking it daily.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said there has been an increase in mail theft the last few months with 33 rep...

The City of Vernon has implemented extra physical distancing measures at city hall in anticipation of more people coming in the next while to pay their utility bills.The new measures will limit the nu...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used his entire national address Monday morning to talk about the mass shootings in Nova Scotia, which he says "jolted" Canadians from their common cause to defeat COVID-...