Category Archives: Vernon
Woman pleads guilty to Armstrong arson charges
A woman accused of setting a string of fires in the Armstrong area during the spring of 2018 entered guilty pleas in B.C. Supreme Court in Vernon Monday on what was supposed to be her first day of tri...
Jan 06, 2020
Another white-out hitting the region
Another storm is hitting the Okanagan, and it's expected to bring quite a bit more snow and create challenges for drivers, and air travellers.Snowfall warnings are in effect for areas like the North a...
Jan 06, 2020
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
UPDATE Jan. 6: RCMP are reporting a succesful end to a missing persons case. Police say 21 year old Suzie Clark, who was last seen on December 30 in Vernon, has been located and is safe. The RCMP is t...
Corey Fischer Jan 06, 2020
Armstrong arson trial set to begin
The BC Supreme Court trial of a North Okanagan woman is expected to begin in Vernon Monday in connection with a series of suspicious fires near several Armstrong homes in March of 2018.Colette Leneveu...
Jan 06, 2020
BC Hydro working to restore power after snow storm causes outages
Most British Columbia hydro customers left in the dark after a round of snowstorms will likely see power restored by the end of the day, the province's hydro provider said Saturday.BC Hydro released a...
Corey Fischer Jan 04, 2020
Proposed home hair salon gets second chance
A proposed home hair salon that became the subject of a nasty neighbourhood dispute will get a second chance.In December, Vernon city council voted to reconsider a third and final reading of the rezon...
Jan 03, 2020
Outages still affect some in Okanagan, Shuswap
Despite BC Hydro crews' continued efforts, some customers remain without power in the Okanagan and Shuswap.BC Hydro's website shows small pockets of customers still without heat and light in the Verno...
Jan 03, 2020
Vernon resident poked by needle calling for change
A Vernon resident poked by a needle while working on the job is calling for more effective discarded needle measures in the city. The resident, who did not want to be named out of fear of losing emplo...
Jan 03, 2020
Warm and wet December
It was a very wet and warm December in the North Okanagan.Environment Canada figures showed the Vernon area received 93.3 millimetres of precipitation in the form of snow and rain over the month, 89 p...
Jan 03, 2020
Man shot by police in Salmon Arm files lawsuit
A man shot in the head by a Salmon Arm RCMP officer has filed a lawsuit against three members of the RCMP and the Attorney General of Canada. The incident occurred on January 30, 2017. According to th...
Jan 02, 2020

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