Category Archives: Vernon

Update 3 p.m.The message is to not drive unless you have to.Precipitation has been falling off and on in the Vernon area much of the day in the form of showers or snow, depending on the temperature wh...

The B.C. Government and Service Employees Union is calling on a road maintenance company to ensure they're meeting the standards in their ten-year contract with the province.The union issued a news re...

After months of revisions, a social media policy is now in place in the Vernon School District.The board of education approved third reading of the policy at their meeting Wednesday.The policy bars em...

Trustees at School District 22 were in the hot seat Wednesday as they voted to give themselves a 7.4 per cent pay increase. "How can you justify such an increase?" CUPE President Gray Boisvert questio...

The Greater Vernon Cultural Centre has been chosen as the latest recipient of the Beach Radio Community Airtime Award.The award is granted semi-annually in partnership with Lake City Casino and Hytec,...

Some international athletes were the victims of crime on a recent visit to the Vernon area.RCMP say about $20,000 worth of Nordic ski equipment was stolen from a women's ski team visiting from South K...

Snowfall warnings have been issued for the Central Okanagan and Shuswap, but at this point, not for the North Okanagan.Environment Canada says snow will begin this evening, and will be heavy at times ...

Members of the RCMP's Emergency Response Team were in the Vernon area Wednesday, for what local Mounties say was to assist in an investigation.Members of the media were asked by police on Wednesday no...

High school students with a keen eye towards helping others, often in the toughest of situations, will soon have the chance to explore careers as a first responder as part of a new district learning a...

Whether or not a witness's statements are reliable were questioned by the defense this afternoon in the Curtis Sagmoen trial. Defence lawyer Lisa Jean Helps argued the Crown cannot prove beyond a reas...