Category Archives: Vernon
Annual creek clean-up
Volunteers are welcome to help clean-up a Vernon creek. Tourism Vernon will be removing unwanted debris on a portion of BX Creek this Sunday (Sept. 22), the tenth year for the event. The start point i...
Corey Fischer Sep 22, 2019
Update: Five people escape from boat fire captured on video
UpdateFive people were on boat when it caught fire on Okanagan Lake in Kelowna Saturday afternoon. Kelowna fire officials say they all got off the vessel, but two people were treated by B.C. Ambulance...
Sep 21, 2019
Pub gets local government support for pot shop
Area B (BX-Swan Lake) in the Regional District of North Okanagan is a step closer to getting its first pot shop.The RDNO board granted its approval for a cannabis store in the Squires Four Pub complex...
Sep 20, 2019
Update: Part of 27th Street closed
Update 12 p.m.Rain this morning affected the repaving project on 27th Street, with the section from 30th Ave. to Highway 6 closed off.The city says the southbound lane of 27th has since reopened, but ...
Sep 20, 2019
Candidates square off at Schubert Centre forum
Local federal election candidates for the North Okanagan- Shuswap riding squared off at the Schubert Centre Thursday, talking about everything from senior's care, homelessness in Vernon, the national ...
Sep 20, 2019
Man charged with stealing dump truck, rolling it near Predator Ridge sentenced to time served
A man accused of stealing a dump truck and flipping it on its side near Predator Ridge in May was sentenced to time served plus two years' probation in Vernon Provincial Court. Forty-two-year-old Greg...
Sep 19, 2019
Credit union merger put to members
Prospera Credit Union, which has a branch in Vernon, has received approval from B.C.'s Financial Institutions Commission for a proposed merger with Westminster Savings Credit Union. Members of both in...
Sep 19, 2019
Watch: Video of Sagmoen RCMP interview shows him explode at officer, deny allegations
Content Warning: Graphic language throughout Curtis Sagmoen knew police wanted to search his phone, but when he found out investigators already secured a warrant and seized his parents' computers, he ...
Sep 19, 2019
Update: RCMP seek tips on missing man
Vernon RCMP are appealing to the public to help resolve a missing persons case.Seventy-two-year-old Bjorn Collnes of Falkland was last seen on Sept. 9 at 1:30 a.m. while travelling from Falkland to Ka...
Sep 19, 2019
Maxed out: Classroom portables likely in some SD #22 schools
Classroom portables may need to be built at some School District #22 schools as the district grapples with a steady increase in enrollment and overcapacity. At Wednesday's board meeting it was reveale...
Sep 19, 2019

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Coldstream considering more housing on agricultural lands
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