Category Archives: Vernon

The best in business and community service were celebrated during the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce's Business Excellence Awards Friday night. With close to 350 people on hand at the Prestige Ver...

In the small village of Lumby finding something to do, especially if you are a teenager, can pose quite the challenge. A mother of teens for many years, Melody Bosk fully understands the struggle of k...

An accident in Lake Country has led to backed up traffic on Highway 97.The crash occurred just south of Beaver Lake Road around 3 p.m., south of Winfield, and emergency personnel have been on the scen...

Vernon Jubilee Hospital is now able to offer physiatry care treatments which previously required patients to be referred to Kelowna.It's due to the recruitment of Dr. Jennifer Thomas, who specializes ...

It's perhaps another sign of the challenging times for the retail sector. Quality Greens has confirmed the closure of its Vernon location effective Nov. 6. "We aren't seeing the volumes where they nee...

A fire at the Airport Inn in Lake Country is being treated as suspicious.Fire crews found the north end of the building on Petrie Road completely engulfed in flames around 12:30 a.m. Friday morning, a...

Dog control bylaws in the North Okanagan have recently been updated, and it will mean changes for some pet owners.The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) says owners are now required to carry d...

One by one flowers were laid at Polson Park, to remember those on the street that died this past year. Sheila Lavigne stood next to her 11-year-old daughter Alice to remember friends Dave and Theresa....

There is a new person in charge of media relations with the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP.Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy started her new role as Media Relations Officer and Volunteer Liason this week.She take...

Holding back tears, Heather Padden hands out hamburgers and hotdogs to some of the customers she has known for over a decade. Padden has worked at Vernon's downtown Safeway for 13 years. Those who sho...