Category Archives: Vernon

The City of Vernon is considering its options to further appeal a decision that ordered it to reinstate a fire captain.The city fired the captain and a dispatcher in March 2018 after they were caught ...

She got off to a difficult start -- but Vernon's Shanda Hill is still in the race at the world's longest triathlon in Mexico, the Double Deca that goes on for 28 days. Hill completed the 76 km swim Mo...

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 31-year-old man. Patrick Prevost was last seen on Sept. 27 , 2019 and friends and family say it is not like him to ...

The City of Vernon has turned to a local company to provide some "relief" to residents and visitors in the downtown.Vernon-based Eagle Industries has designed and built what the city calls a "state of...

Some co-workers at a Vernon pharmacy have some extra spending money after cashing in a B.C. Lottery ticket.Tina Gauvin and six other colleagues won $500,000 after matching all four Extra numbers in th...

Update Oct. 7 CP Rail is the latest to confirm an incident of a train hitting a vehicle in the Shuswap. A spokesperson says a freight train "made contact" with a a vehicle at the 50th Street crossing ...

The community gets its chance to say goodbye to Jack Gareb at services later this week.The respected Schubert Centre manager died last week after 25 years of running the downtown seniors facility.Gare...

Beyond the politics takes an up-close and personal look at the five North Okanagan-Shuswap candidates running in the federal election, October 21. The purpose of these stories by respected local journ...

A genuine English folk music legend is coming to Vernon. Martin Simpson will be performing live and up close for the Vernon Folk-Roots Music Society on Tuesday, October 15 at the Prestige Vernon Lodge...

Two Vernon teachers have been honoured for their outstanding achievements in finding creative ways to help students learn.Alan Gee from Clarence Fulton Secondary and Brendan Robertson from Beairsto El...