Category Archives: Vernon

Spring is close by and that also means Vernon's spring chipping program is getting ready to roll out. The curbside pickup of residential pruning will run between March 23 and April 17. "The curbside p...

A suspected Vernon drug house was shut down with one man facing trafficking charges.Police said the house in the 3400 block of 32nd Avenue, just west of the Beach Radio building, was the focus of nume...

UPDATE 1 p.m.BC Hydro says power has been restored at most of the North Okanagan homes.--The North Okanagan, and other areas, were hit by a wind storm Tuesday night that knocked-out power to several t...

UPDATE March 4Jim Cotter's B.C. team from Vernon and Kelowna has wrapped up play at the Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston Ontario Wednesday with a 9-3 loss to defending champion Kevin Koe of Team Canada.B...

Eight projects that are encouraging people to reduce their waste, will be receiving part of $21,000 in grants from the Regional District of North Okanagan.The projects include zero waste education wor...

The charitable society that raises funds for Vernon Jubilee Hospital, long-term care facilities and community health services has added some new members.Kevin Arbuckle, president of the Vernon Jubilee...

The Block Watch program is having success in reducing property crimes in Vernon neighbourhoods, according to the city.The city said in a news release, more than 4,000 residents were trained in the pro...

It may not be the official start, but spring has sprung as far as weather experts are concerned.While the calender states the spring equinox begins March 19, Environment Canada's Doug Lundquist said i...

RCMP in the Vernon-North Okanagan are advising merchants to check the cash they have recently taken in to make sure it's not counterfeit. The advice came after a 35-year-old man was arrested on Monday...

The Downtown Vernon Association (DVA) has hired someone who has pretty much done it all in events and marketing, as its new events and promotions coordinator.Heather Sharpe has many years of experienc...