Category Archives: Vernon

Expect to see lots of cowboys and cowgirls having fun at Vernon Winter Carnival in 2021.The theme for the 61st annual event next February will be Wild West Carnival.Society executive director, Vicki P...

Two of the public washrooms in downtown Vernon may open 24 hours a day on a trial basis.That's what council will decide after getting a staff report on how much that would cost, co,[ared to the curren...

Armstrong council has approved a pay increase of 2.1 per cent for the mayor and six councillors.It raises the mayor's pay by $540 dollars a year, to $26,064.Councillors pay goes up $300 a year to $14,...

UPDATE Parking meters continue to be vandalized at an alarming rate in downtown Vernon. RCMP said 39 meters have been broken into -- some of them destroyed -- this month after another 18 incidents thi...

The province has given it approval for the creation of the SilverStar Mountain Resort Association.It's the fourth such designation in B.C, joining Sun Peaks, Red Mountain and Whistler."Resort associat...

A Vernon woman was put through a terrifying ordeal after two people forced their way into her home, and then ransacked it.The incident, which police are calling a home invasion, happened around 3:30 p...

Vernon's three ice arenas are busy, but a city official says the demand is not near the point where another arena could be considered.Recreation Services Director Doug Ross told city council, in the f...

A deal is expected to go ahead to allow BX Elementary School to hook-up to Vernon's sewer service, and eventually be annexed into the city.School District 22 had requested the service as part of a pro...

A Vernon man who won $1 million in last weekend's Lotto 6/49 draw has come forward.Wade Hardie, a retiree, is joining the millionaires club after winning Saturday's guaranteed prize.He purchased his t...

The high snowpack could lead to spring flooding in the Okanagan although seasonal weather is also a critical factor, according to the B.C. River Forecast Centre.In it's March 1 report, the centre stat...