Category Archives: Vernon

Nobody is complaining, but the numbers are almost unbelievable.The B.C. Wildfire Service said there have been about 1,300 fewer wildfires in the province so far this year, compared to one year ago."To...

OTTAWA - Canadians will be asked this fall to choose between moving forward with the Liberals or getting ahead with the Conservatives.But while they both seem to be urging voters to go in the same dir...

The MLA For Vernon-Monashee fears the slowdown in the forest industry is only going to get worse."The trickle down effect is going to become the flow-down effect," Eric Foster told Vernon Matters.Fost...

With tears welling up in her eyes, Robyn, 43, says softly "if it wasn't for me, my husband wouldn't be hooked on heroin." Jamie, 45, sitting next to his wife, grabs Robyn's hand, his fingers interlock...

It's been assumed the new cultural centre in Vernon will be built on the Coldstream Hotel site, but that's not a sure thing.Mayor Victor Cumming said the Civic Arena and Polson Park are other possible...

A Vernon based company is in the final stages of its effort to get a cannabis cultivation license from Health Canada.True Leaf Cannabis Inc., a subsidiary of True Leaf Brands Inc,.has submitted its si...

It's been nearly a decade since an MMA sporting event took place in Vernon, and now organizers and athletes are ready to watch people strap on their gloves and get into the ring."I am excited, exhaust...

A Go Fund Me page has been created to help the family that was believed to have been living in the home that was engulfed in flames Thursday afternoon on Commonage PlaceThe page identifies Tina Sincla...

Fire officials are trying to pinpoint the cause of Thursday's destructive house fire in Vernon.A home on Commonage Place sustained major damage after a blaze apparently started outside and spread to t...

Police in Vernon have busted a suspected drug house in the 2800 block of 35th Street.Eleven people were found inside the home at the time a search warrant was executed by police Wednesday, some who tr...