Category Archives: Vernon

Okanagan Rail Trail users will have to put up with some inconveniences in September to allow work to prevent erosion on the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) section from Coldstream to Kekuli...

Update : Vernon Fire Chief David Lind confirms no one was inside the home at the time of the blaze, but a family pet had to be rescued.He said that by the time crews arrived the fire was already chari...

A North Okanagan man has been charged after police in Kelowna seized trafficking quantities worth of suspected illicit drugs during an arrest Wednesday afternoon."On August 21, 2019 just before 2:30 p...

Update 5 p.m.A quick response helped contain a grass fire south of Vernon along Highway 97.The blaze broke out near Bailey Road and burned about one hectare."It is classified as being held," said info...

Update 3 p.m.Crews now have the fire under control with far less smoke coming from the scene. Update 2:50 p.m.Vernon fire crews are on the scene of a major house fire in the Upper Mission Hill area.Th...

Vernon's Aquatic Centre is ready for its annual upgrade.The facility at the Recreation Centre will be closed three weeks for its annual maintenance starting this coming Monday Aug. 26, until Sept. 16....

The UBCO Connector bus will be back in regular service as of Sunday, Sept. 1.B.C. Transit said two midday trips in each direction will be restored on the route which is popular with students travellin...

A local organization is helping people deal with the trauma of losing a loved one to suicide.The Canadian Mental Health Association Vernon and District provides a suicide grief support group free of c...

Residents and police worked together to reunite a local teenager with his stolen bicycle.On Aug. 20 around 6:30 p.m. RCMP responded to a report that a man approached the bike rack at the Vernon Recrea...

The City of Vernon is taking a step towards energy efficiency. City council voted to support an updated timeline and engagement process for implementing the BC Step Code for future projects.The code w...