Category Archives: Vernon
Residents rally for climate change action
Dozens of people gathered at the Vernon courthouse to chant for change as part of the international climate strike movement sweeping the globe. (Tiffany Goodwein/ Vernon Matters Staff)The youth-led mo...
Sep 27, 2019
Fall-like weather with possible snow for weekend
It definitely feels like fall today as a cold airmass settles in over the B.C. InteriorThe cooler, wet weather is also creating the possibility of snow at higher elevations.Silver Star Mountain Resort...
Sep 27, 2019
Program helps low income seniors have fun
In honour of National Seniors Day on October 1, the Vernon Seniors Action Network has launched a new initiative giving seniors the opportunity to take in recreation, arts and culture events at a free ...
Sep 27, 2019
Teenage brothers among those displaced in house fire
It's a moment 19-year-old RJ Liebelt and 17-year-old J.R Liebelt will never forget, the moment the two brothers drove home from a volleyball game, only to find their home gutted by flames. "We had hea...
Sep 27, 2019
Local MP candidates talk carbon tax at S.E.N.S all candidates Forum
It was nearly a packed house at the Schubert Center as Local federal MP candidates squared off at an all candidates forum organized by the Sustainable Environment Network Society. One of the first hot...
Sep 27, 2019
Update: Vernon home 'total loss' after fire
Update: 5:45 p.m. A house in Vernon's East Hill area is a smoldering ruin after a fire Thursday afternoon. A woman and her two children were believed to be inside the home in the 1200 block of 35th Av...
Corey Fischer Sep 26, 2019
Update: Water outage in Vernon
Update 5:20 p.m.Crews have finished repairing a water main on 30th Street and water service has been restored to the area. The city is thanking area residents for their patience. ----City of Vernon cr...
Sep 26, 2019
Cops called to vehicle smashing incident at W.L Seaton Secondary
A person attempting to smash vehicle windows with what looked like a baton prompted the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP to respond to W.L Seaton Secondary Wednesday afternoon. According to police, officers...
Sep 26, 2019
City program draws praise
The City of Vernon has been recognized for its initiatives to combat climate change.The city has received honourable mention for the Climate and Energy Action Awards at the Union of B.C. Municipalitie...
Sep 26, 2019
Missing woman found dead
RCMP and the coroner are now investigating after the body of a missing 51-year-old woman was found Wednesday. She had been camping at the McCullough Lake recreation site east of Kelowna and search cre...
Sep 26, 2019

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