Category Archives: Vernon

The B.C government has announced a series of temporary support measures to help the province's most vulnerable residents during the COVID crisis. That includes people on income or disability assistanc...

Students attending British Columbia's 25 public post-secondary institutions, who are experiencing emergency financial pressures, will benefit from a one-time investment of $3.5 million in emergency fi...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will soon be able to give Canadians a better sense of the impact COVID-19 is going to have on this country but he isn't able to do it yet.As countries li...

At its special regular meeting on Tuesday, Vernon council voted to implement changes to ease the financial burden on citizens and businesses during the COVID-19 public health emergency.First quarter u...

The province is reporting 53 new COVID-19 cases in past day for a total of 1,066 In the Interior Health region there were an additional seven cases for a total of 114. The number of fatalities grew by...

BC Hydro is offering its customers bill relief to help them deal with the COVID-19 crisis. The Crown-owned utility has announced several changes to assist residential and business customers. Residenti...

The Township of Spallumcheen has started work on a project to reduce flooding on Meighan Creek."The Meighan Creek culvert replacement project is scheduled to begin April 1 and continue through to mid-...

Cameras are now clicking at busy, high-risk intersections in the Okanagan and other areas of B.C., equipped to ticket speeding vehicles. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth ...

A local auto dealership is doing its part to help residents recover from the Covid outbreak.Bannister Honda in Vernon has launched the Giving Back Campaign where over the next two months, two families...

The restaurant industry has been one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis. A new food price report said the pandemic has seen restaurants across the country close, or shift to delivery and pick-u...