Category Archives: Vernon

The trial for 38-year-old Curtis Sagmoen remains suspended as voir dire hearings continue to determine what will be admissible as evidence in the case.Sagmoen is accused of five charges stemming from ...

A $45 million upgrade to the Mission Hill water treatment plant will only go ahead if the federal government provides a majority of the cost.The Greater Vernon Advisory Committee has decided to apply ...

The proposed Greater Vernon Cultural Centre will one of the top priorities for local politicians over the coming year.That's the comment of Vernon councillor Akbal Mund who has been chosen to lead the...

Update 2 p.m.Drive BC has pushed back the possible opening time for the Trans Canada Highway between Revelstoke and Golden.The number-one route has been closed since early this morning 40 km's east of...

The new management team at Vernon's Upper Room Mission has held a meeting with partners and stakeholders to discuss the social agency's role in the community, and outline some new programs.General Man...

People aged 65 and older who are not currently active, but want to get moving, can sign up for the Choose to Move program.The innovative six-month program that motivates seniors to get up, get out, an...

You won't have to plug the parking meters on Saturdays this month in downtown Vernon.The city has granted the Downtown Association (DVA) seven free parking days for the year, four of which are being u...

The M-P from North Okanagan Shuswap is calling the Liberal government's throne speech short on details and lacking vision.Mel Arnold of the Conservatives says the Trudeau government had the opportunit...

The number of illicit drug overdose deaths in Vernon is down this year.The B.C. Coroners Service says there has been 12 in the city to the end of October, compared to 24 for all of 2018.The numbers ar...

**Content warning**A former judo coach in Greater Vernon who pled guilty to child pornography charges has been sentenced to jail time.Bryan Jeffrey McLachlan was sentenced in Vernon Provincial Court T...