Category Archives: Vernon

B.C. Transit has announced its plan to have all electric buses in the next 20 years.The organization will start buying only electric heavy duty buses in 2023, with a target of creating a fully electri...

More cannabis retail store applications are set to go before city council on Monday. The first application is for a cannabis retail store proposed for #2-1220 Kalamalka Lake Road. The store would be s...

The proposed site for a public washroom in downtown Vernon could create some debate in the business community - and on city council. After getting input from the Downtown Vernon Association and other ...

People planning to become health care assistants now have more of an opportunity to get financial assistance for their post secondary programs.New bursaries from the B.C. Care Providers Association (B...

A 72 year old man has died in what police are calling a tragic incident in a Vernon area park. "On Saturday, July 27, 2019, just before 10 a.m., the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP responded to Kalamalka L...

A police watchdog agency is investigating an incident involving a woman being held in the Vernon RCMP cells. "The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO of BC) was notified by Vernon RCMP on J...

Poor water quality has led to to a notice for some Vernon residents to boil any water they consume.Greater Vernon Water, along with Interior Health, issued a boil water notice at 10 a.m. Saturday.It c...

A family that lost their son to suicide three years ago, has been the driving force behind Vernon's Ride Don't Hide Cycling event.The June 23rd event has raised almost $60,000 for the Vernon branch of...

Traffic along Highway 6 in Coldstream was flowing slower than usual Friday afternoon after a car crash involving a cement truck and a red sedan. The cement truck driver told Vernon Matters that he was...

A Vernon company is expanding its holdings in food services. The Pretium Restaurant Group has appointed Rob Dew as managing partner of the Italian Kitchen Group - which includes the Italian Kitchen re...