Category Archives: Vernon

Vernon city council hit a wall when it came down to deciding on a development variance permit for a retaining wall on a $2.5 million property at 8840 Sommerset Place.Coun. Dalivr Nahal declared a conf...

Vernon fire officials are reminding residents not to get distracted while using the stove or oven over the holiday season.This comes after fire rescue crews attended an apartment kitchen fire in the 3...

A third public washroom location has been set - and it will bring a slight dip to the tax rate.The washroom will be located at the downtown bus terminal which would bring the tax rate down to 4.84 per...

Chilling words were thrown during Monday's council meeting from Vernon city councillor Akbal Mund, just days after the frosty debacle.Coun. Mund defended the city's bylaw department and said they were...

Teams from Vernon and Armstrong have won the 2020 B.C. Stick Curling Championships.The game is played by two people throwing with a stick instead of the traditional slide delivery.The 2020 Open and Wo...

UpdateAnother defence challenge of evidence in the Curtis Sagmoen trial in Vernon Supreme Court has been rejected by the judge.Defence lawyer Lisa Jean Helps had argued the RCMP's arrest of Sagmoen wa...

The City of Vernon and its unionized workforce have ratified a new five-year collective agreement.The deal with CUPE Local 626 runs from January 2019 to Dec. 31, 2023, and includes incremental wage hi...

The Cineworld Group of Britain has reached a friendly takeover deal with the Cineplex movie theatre chain worth $2.8 billion.Cineworld is offering $34 per share in cash for the Canadian-owned company,...

Update 1:30 p.m.Highway 97A south of Enderby has reopened to single lane alternating traffic.Update 1:15 p.m.RCMP in Vernon/North Okanagan say there are collisions 'all over the place.' "With the snow...

One of the busiest travel times of the year is set to lift-off at Kelowna International Airport.YLW expects more than 100,000 passengers over the next three weeks, with traffic starting to increase th...