Category Archives: Vernon

Police are trying to track down a man who was brandishing a knife while attempting to rob a Vernon business.The suspect walked behind the till at the store in the 3700 block of 32nd Street last Friday...

UPDATE March 2 An RCMP probe continues into a suspicious death at a Vernon hotel. But police have told Vernon Matters they have nothing further to say at this time. Officers were called to the Canada'...

UPDATE March 3The B.C. Prosecution Service has confirmed Curtis Sagmoen will be sentenced on April 17 at 10 a.m in B.C. Supreme Court in Vernon.--UPDATE 11:15 a.m.Curtis Sagmoen and his lawyer were bo...

A request has been made for Vernon to become a 'Dementia Friendly City.'Andrea Campbell of the Alzheimers Society of B.C. said the designation helps communities reduce stigma, acknowledge barriers, an...

Twenty-five years -- and still going strong.The Vernon Women's Japanese Auxiliary, or "Fujinkai," has celebrated a long history of giving to the Vernon Jubilee Hospital, presenting the VJH Foundation ...

UPDATE March 1Jim Cotter and his B.C team from Vernon and Kelowna dropped to 1-1 at the Tim Hortons Brier after an 11-3 loss to John Epping's Ontario rink (2-0) Sunday in Kingston, Ont.Next up for B.C...

Five more companies have been turned down for ride hailing services by B.C.'s Passenger Transportation Board All five wanted to operate in a variety of regions including the Okanagan. Coastal Rides wa...

The B.C. government has announced a new grant to make college or university education more affordable.Students who qualify will be eligible for up to $4,000 a year through the B.C. Access Grant progra...

The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) is providing support to the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in their opposition to the Coastal GasLink pipeline on their traditional territory.OKIB Chief Byron Louis and...

It has been a record-setting few months for Vernon's 100 Men Who Give a Damn. On Wednesday night at the Marten Brew Pub, co-founder Andrew Thompson told a packed room of members the money raised from ...