Category Archives: Vernon

Vernon council has narrowly defeated a proposed $41,000 plan to cull geese living at Kin Beach and Swan Lake.Mayor Victor Cumming says the 3-3 vote at Monday's meeting means the plan will not proceed ...

Residents will have to splash out more cash to swim in the local pool.Vernon council has reluctantly approved a four per cent increase in fees at the Aquatic Centre to pay for more lifeguards, due to ...

Vernon has one less Starbucks as of today.The coffee giant's outlet in the Fruit Union Plaza on Highway 6 closed Sunday, leaving four others in the city.Vernon Matters has reached out several times to...

B.C.'s largest agricultural fair has a new leader.Heather King has started a two year term as president of the Interior Provincial Exhibition in Armstrong after being chosen at the society's annual ge...

The number of overdose deaths were down 36 per cent in B.C. last year, but officials say the numbers still add up to an average of 2.7 deaths per day.Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said 981 people died o...

The Sky Volleyball Club will be holding its annual Players versus Coaches Challenge on Friday February 28 at Kalamalka Secondary in Coldstream.The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Donations will be accept...

The need for more lifeguards at the Vernon Aquatic Centre could mean an increase in fees and reduced opening times.A change in guarding ratio standards by the BC and Yukon Lifesaving Society for when ...

Vernon council will get an update on plans for the Kin Race Track land at their meeting today.The 32-acre site on 43rd Avenue has been identified as a possible location for a new active living centre,...

Round 1 schedule between Vernon Vipers and Wenatchee Wild:Saturday Feb. 29 - 7:05 p.m. @ Wenatchee Sunday March 1 - 7:05 p.m. @ Wenatchee Tuesday March 3 - 7 p.m. @ Vernon Wednesday March 4 - 7 p.m. @...

Vernon will hold a special memory for two B.C. curling champions. Donna Mychaluk's team from New Westminster and Parksville won the senior women's 2020 provincial championship Sunday with a nail-bitin...