Category Archives: Vernon

A power outage in Grindrod that resulted in a disruption to water service has now prompted a precautionary water quality advisory. The advisory affects users of the Grindrod water utility. The Regiona...

The value of residential properties increased slightly in Vernon in 2019 but went down in Kelowna.However BC Assessment indicated there was not much change in Okanagan land prices from the year before...

According to BC Hydro, crews were on the way Thursday morning to deal with a number of power outages in the Vernon area as well as Coldstream, Lumby and Spallumcheen.Some customers have been without p...

Vernon Matters wants to wish everyone a Happy New Year!And with the new year comes the first baby of the new year...and the new decade.The first baby born at Vernon Jubilee Hospital in 2020 was a boy ...

UPDATE Jan. 1The Vernon weather station officially received 30.7 millimetres of snow on Tuesday.The general rule of thumb is 1 mm of water produces 1 cm of snow, but that can vary from storm to storm ...

"Happy New Year" said one disgruntled customer as he reported a hike in the price of regular gas to $1.32.5 per litre at Vernon's Petro-Canada station at 48th Avenue and 27th Street.It has since climb...

It was a chase through the snow for the Mounties in Salmon Arm on Christmas Eve after officers responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint on the 3500 block of Lakeshore Road NE.A resident called poli...

Environment Canada ended its snowfall warning for the North and Central Okanagan at 3:29 p.m.------------Crashes on Highway 97 and elsewhere in the North Okanagan continued into the afternoon after a ...

A new park on the old Civic arena site and improving the local environment are some of the City of Vernon's top priorities for 2020, said Mayor Victor Cumming.The mayor told Vernon Matters that planni...

A two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon on Highway 97A in front of North Enderby Timber stalled highway traffic.Enderby fire chief Cliff Vetter said at least one person was taken to hospital with undi...