Category Archives: Vernon

Lumby has been succesful in recruiting a family doctor to the community.The District Health Services Society says on its Facebook site, Dr. Moa Sugimoto will be coming to the village of 2,000 resident...

**Content warning**A former judo coach who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges will have to wait a little longer to find out his fate. Bryan Jeffery McLachlan, 49, pleaded guilty to one count ...

As you go past Alexis Park School, you will see a new display of wooden salmon on the outer fence along 43rd Avenue.It's a tribute to Okanagan Indigenous Peoples by the students on how food was given,...

Police are not saying much about an incident where shots were fired in a Vernon neighbourhood."On Nov. 1, 2019, at approximately 4:30 p.m., multiple frontline police officers from the RCMP descended o...

A dedicated member of Vernon Search and Rescue has been honoured for his many decades of service.The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association has presented Pete Wise with a Lifetime Honourary Me...

The official start -- and end -- points of the Rail Trail between Armstrong and Sicamous have been given the green light.Armstrong will be using Spirit Square on Pleasant Valley Boulevard as its 'Kilo...

The RCMP is looking for new recruits, with a career presentation next week in the Okanagan.The Mounties say they need officers from all backgrounds who are physically fit, and ready to make a differen...

It's been a busy first year for the Okanagan Rail Trail -- not only in terms of the thousands of users -- but also with construction.The group 'Friends of the Rail Trail' says a trail master planning ...

Tiller's Folly music is like a hearty, tasty stew; slowly simmering on the stove, perfect for crisp fall weather. "We mix in a lot of different flavours," said Laurence Knight (bass guitar, vocals.) "...

One by one poppies were placed on the headstones of those who fought in the war - and with each headstone came a story about the fallen member.Veteran Larry Gilchrist served 19 years in the reserves a...