Category Archives: Vernon

Work crews are back at the south end of 27th Street in Vernon and that will mean delays and detours for motorists.Paving is taking place from 32nd Avenue to Highway 6 for the next month, with the work...

Plans for a new Greater Vernon active living centre continue to move ahead.The City of Vernon has hired FaulknerBrowns Architects, based out of the United Kingdom, to conduct a feasibility study for n...

While Curtis Sagmoen's trial is set to continue at a later date, the judge trying the case will soon determine whether pre-trial testimony will remain banned from publication after hearing legal argum...

An eyesore of a building on 31st Avenue and 33rd Street will need to face the wrecking ball before the city issues a business licence.On April 23, councillors expressed support of the former legion lo...

UpdateConservative leader Andrew Scheer was in Lake Country this morning promising tax credits for children's programs, if his party wins the upcoming election.Under the Children's Fitness Tax Credit,...

A team of 27 riders has completed a ten-day, 1,000 kilometre journey through 29 communities to help raise money for children in medical, physical, or traumatic crisis.The annual Cops for Kids Ride fea...

The prospect of a needle buyback program in Vernon is unlikely if city staff members get their way. In a report to council, staff recommended against the program but to continue the Folks on Spokes pr...

The indefinite shutdown of Tolko Industries' Kelowna operations will affect businesses up and down the Okanagan Valley, according to Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster.Foster has called on B.C.'s NDP gov...

Still concerned about future flooding, the City of Armstrong is looking for provincial funding for more work on Meighan Creek. Mayor Chris Pieper said the city has been considering an overflow bypass ...

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating a missing senior from Falkland. Seventy-two year old Bjorn Collness, was last seen Sept. 9 at 1:30 a.m, while traveling from ...