Category Archives: Vernon

Vernon saw population growth of 1.6 per cent last year. The city's economic development manager Kevin Poole says according to B.C Stats, the city had 43,315 residents as of July 1, 2019. "The growth r...

A B.C. Supreme Court judge in Vernon has found Curtis Sagmoen guilty of injuring a sex trade worker. Justice Gary Weatherill convicted Sagmoen of assault causing bodily harm Tuesday after a two day tr...

A Vernon charity is getting creative with its fundraising as it marks 40 years of service.The Upper Room Mission is holding a raffle fundraiser with donors being eligible for prizes including a week's...

Three Shoppers Drug Marts in the North Okanagan joined forces with the community to raise more than $8,800 to support women's cancer care at the McMurtry-Baerg Cancer Centre at Vernon Jubilee Hospital...

A new report sheds light on the impact climate change could have on the Okanagan in the next 30 to 60 years.The Climate Projections Report, commissioned by the valley's three regional districts, is in...

A public hearing this spring will be the next step for a proposed community radio station in Vernon.The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has placed the application by...

Canada's women's basketball team that will be off to the 2020 Toyko Olympics will have a former Greater Vernon resident on their squad.Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe is a former star with the Kalamalka Lakers (...

Vernon is looking to clamp down on the Canada Goose population especially at places like Kin Beach and Polson Park. City council has agreed to spend $15,000 to increase the duration and scope of the e...

Vernon's top cop says crime will not be reduced if they continue to do things the same way.Superintendent Shawna Bahr told city council, they have to look at alternate methods to just arresting people...

Concerned by the number of drug users who hide their addictions by using at home, Interior Health (IH) is offering a new prevention tool.Fentanyl test strips are now available to take home at communit...