Category Archives: Vernon

Police, fire and ambulance have been on the scene of an incident in downtown Vernon this morning.A cyclist was hit by a vehicle on 34th Street at 31st Avenue at 9:15 a.m., across from Surplus Herby's....

A universal anti-idling bylaw has been squashed by Vernon council, at least for now. City council voted to receive the request for an anti-idling bylaw, but not act as recommended by city staff. Coun....

A cannabis retail store that was rejected by Vernon council got the green light on Monday.The vote was unanimous with the mayor and council in favor of giving the shop a positive recommendation to the...

A Vernon city councillor would like the city to have similar loitering bylaws as Penticton which bans sitting or laying on certain sidewalks in the city. Coun. Scott Anderson put forward a notice of m...

The aquatics manager for the City of Vernon has a new title to add to his name. Gary Lefebvre is now one of 14 national trainers in the province certified by the Lifesaving Society of Canada.He was re...

Vernon's mayor is optimistic the city and Okanagan Indian Band can make progress on areas of mutual interest.Victor Cumming and members of his council met Friday with band council members, and a key t...

A local politician feels the north end of the Okanagan Rail Trail could get four million uses, or more, this year.Greater Vernon Advisory Committee Chair (GVAC) Akbal Mund bases that on the 400,000 us...

Christian Felton from Medina, Ohio, has committed to the Vipers for 2019-20.At 6'1" and 194 pounds, the 19-year-old defenseman has good size and strength but he is also mobile and able to join the rus...

Category 2 and 3 open fires, as well as some other activities and the use of certain equipment, will be restricted throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires as of noon...

The Armstrong Shamrocks continued their winning ways leading a full contingent into the Kamloops Memorial Arena for the first time in recent memory. Armstrong ended up with a convincing 14-3 win over ...