Category Archives: Vernon

Passengers in all BC Transit communities, including Greater Vernon, will not have to pay fares for the next 30 days.The measure is being provided by BC Transit, the province and local governments due ...

Michelle Regnier is describing her experience with what she and her doctor believe to be a case of COVID-19.The Vernon resident, co-owner of Spirit Fest annual retreat and Travelling Tarot, has posted...

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in B.C. has grown by 77 for a total of 348 since the outbreak first hit the province. There are now 19 in the Interior Health region. Provincial Health Officer D...

Vernon's Upper Room Mission is temporarily closing its doors due to financial strain.Noami Rouck, general manager of the non-profit agency that helps the less fortunate, said they are in huge financia...

A Vernon woman has gone public with her belief that she has the coronavirus.Fiona Forshaw posted on Facebook she called her doctor who told her she likely has the virus and is in full quarantine at he...

Recreation facilities remain closed in Vernon until further notice, but city council meetings and public hearings will continue to go ahead at this point. Those updates were among the information prov...

Finally some good business news amidst all the turmoil around COVID-19.Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery has triumphed at the 2020 World Spirits Awards in Austria. In a renowned field of the world's b...

UPDATE March 20 A dust advisory issued for Vernon Thursday has been extended to a second day. The Environment Ministry said the levels of road dust in the air remain higher than the air quality object...

The federal government has announced a plan to make sure Canada's health care system has the supplies it needs to deal with the Covid-19 crisis.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday the government...

Kelowna International Airport is open and flights are operating, but management expects to see flight reductions over the coming days as the airlines respond to slowing the spread of the coronavirus. ...