Category Archives: Vernon

UPDATE The B.C. Hockey League playoffs have been put on ice. Hockey Canada has announced the suspension of the playoffs for all levels including Junior A and the BCHL. Scott Smith, president and chief...

There has been another increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in B.C. The provincial health officer says seven people on the south coast have been identified in the past 24 hours. That brings the to...

Police said a stolen vehicle was involved in a hit and run crash near Butcher Boys in Vernon Wednesday morning.A KIA car travelling northbound at a high rate of speed hit an oncoming pickup truck, and...

The second annual Community Expo set for this Saturday at Kal Tire Place North in Vernon will not go ahead as planned.The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce event has been postponed to a future date d...

You can add the Western Hockey League, and Canada's other two major junior circuits, to the list of sports leagues shutting down due to coronavirus concerns. The Canadian Hockey League issued this sta...

Concerns about the coronavirus have led to a high-profile North Okanagan event being shut down.The 2020 Canadian Ski Championships scheduled for March 25 to April 2 at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre...

A local realtor is behind an online petition to get free two-hour parking in downtown Vernon.Matt MacLaren said many businesses are suffering because of people having to plug parking meters, which he ...

Vernon council has agreed to investigate forming a child care action team, to look at ways to deal with a lack of of child care spaces and early childhood educators.Council took the action after heari...

Some parents are up in arms about potential cuts to busing service in the Vernon School District.A transportation study done for School District 22 looked into designing routes to better service eligi...

Two suspects have been arrested after more parking meter break-ins in downtown Vernon.Police received two calls from the public about break-ins on Tuesday night (March 10)."At 9:20 p.m., an alert citi...