Category Archives: Vernon

Vernon city council is set to deliberate on the installation of new public washrooms at their council meeting Monday, but it appears those hoping for a washroom at Linear Park may be out of luck if co...

The City of Vernon is looking to update its streetlights -- which staff say will save money in the long run.A roads manager is recommending city council spend $717,000 to convert 1,200 streetlights fr...

A well-dressed man in his seventies walks into the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Vernon. He has come for his daily dose of medicine. With a friendly "Hello, darlin'" he tips his hat forward to greet Jod...

Update Oct. 27 RCMP say the incident was not major. Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy tells Vernon Matters it was a single vehicle collision. The lone male occupant/driver was not injured. ---- Oct. 26 A repo...

Mel Arnold says he will continue to represent all citizens of the North Okanagan Shuswap, regardless of which party they support.The Salmon Arm resident, who was elected to a second term for the Conse...

With news of lumber industry curtailments throughout the Okanagan impacting hundreds of jobs, an Enderby wood-based business seems to be on the upswing. "We actually are 100 per cent booked for the co...

Update 5 p.m.BC Hydro crews have had a frenzied Friday, working to deal with over 100 wind-related power outages in the region.However, BC Hydro said in a news release, some in the hardest hit areas w...

Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle car crash along 27 Street and Anderson Way. The crash occurred around 3 p.m. Friday. A black honda civic and a black pickup truck are believed to be involved...

A 24-year-old Vernon man died after a car rolled off Highway 97 and came to rest on the Okanagan Rail Trail in Lake Country.The incident happened Thursday morning between the Pelmewash Parkway on-ramp...

It could be years before anything is done -- but at least the B.C. government is moving ahead with the process.That's the comment of Enderby's mayor after an open house was held by the Ministry of Tra...