Category Archives: Vernon

It's now a waiting game for the City of Armstrong which has applied for funding to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility.The city is seeking ten million dollars from the provincial and federal gov...

Spring is almost here, and that also means the start of the road project season.The final phase of an upgrade to the western end of 48th Avenue in Vernon will start Monday and continue until the end o...

A Grade 5 class at Kidston Elementary in Coldstream is taking a leadership role in the growing movement toward using less plastics.Charlene O'Brien's class spearheaded a plastic-free celebration on Va...

Ongoing renovations to Vernon city hall will mean a change to where members of the public make their in-person payments.As of Friday, March 6, the city hall cash station will be closed. People will be...

Dust levels in Vernon are on the rise again.The Environment Ministry has issued the latest road dust advisory, with levels over the provincial objective of 50 micrograms per cubic metre. The high leve...

Shorter hours at the Vernon Aquatic Centre will start this coming Monday.The pool will close a half-hour earlier Monday to Thursday, and one hour earlier on Fridays as of March 2.A four per cent incre...

A man who pled guilty in a attack on a Vernon transit driver has been given a conditional discharge in provincial court.Twenty-five year old Austin Phillips received one year of probation after pleadi...

The B.C. government says parents will have more options for before and after-school care with the introduction of new legislation to allow child care on school grounds.The bill would make it easier fo...

Witnesses described it as a takedown-type arrest by police outside a Vernon convenience store and gas station.It took place outside Hunters Store on Pleasant Valley Road around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday where...

Coldstream ratepayers are facing a proposed 3.5 per cent tax hike for 2020.That's what district staff members recommended going into Monday's meeting. If approved by council, it will mean an extra $56...