Category Archives: Vernon

A Vernon-based company has secured licences from Health Canada to cultivate, process and sell cannabis for medical purposes.True Leaf Cannabis Inc. is now able to begin growing, processing and selling...

Update Councillor Scott Anderson failed to get any support from his fellow councillors for both his motions.More details to follow.--After floating the idea a couple of weeks ago, a Vernon councillor ...

More than 600 people attended the inaugural 2019 North Okanagan-Shuswap Employment and Business Fair last March and organizers of the 2020 event are expecting to see an even greater turnout"This is th...

Canadian health officials are warning consumers to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, Calif., because of another food poisoning outbreak.The notice comes almost exactly one year after a similar o...

It is mostly just bargain hunters and well-wishers coming in now.Customers have been stopping in to wish the staff the best and to take one last look at the Safeway in downtown Vernon which will close...

UpdateTenants of a house in Vernon's East Hill will have to spend at least a night out of their home after a fire.Vernon Fire Rescue was called to a structure fire in the 1200 block of 38th Avenue Fri...

One of Canada's best known rappers will be performing at a Vernon nightclub this month.Wesley Williams, who is better known as Maestro Fresh-Wes, has been called the "Godfather of Canadian Hip Hop" be...

The community will show its appreciation for a community leader in Vernon this weekend.Friends and family will gather at the Eclectic Med restaurant Sunday for an open house from 4 to 8:30 p.m. to hon...

The latest homeless survey in Vernon had 151 people counted as homeless in the community, down slightly from the 161 a year ago.The survey was conducted by Turning Points Collaborative and the Social ...

Police shut down a street in Lake Country, diverted highway traffic, and evacuated nearby homes due to reports of an distraught man with a weapon on Roberts Road Thursday evening.RCMP Cpl. Meghan Fost...