Category Archives: Vernon
Snow in June?
Winter weather is expected to make a brief return to some of B.C.'s mountain passes.Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for upper elevation highways like the Coquihalla system, the T...
Jun 06, 2019
U.S. blue liner brings speed and skill to Vipers
Vernon Vipers have added some California content to next year's team.Defenceman Keigo Hachisuka has signed with the Vipers for the coming season under new Head Coach Jason McKee.The 18-year-old was ra...
Jun 06, 2019
Coffee lovers get behind Camp Day
It was another successful Tim Hortons Camp Day in the North Okanagan.The nine outlets in the area raised $22,607 on Wednesday which will be used to send children from low income families to summer cam...
Jun 06, 2019
Medical pot shop owner calls it quits
It's the end of the line for a Vernon retailer of medical cannabis.Russ Stevenson of Herb's Healing Centre says he is getting out of the business after six years in operation. "It's with a heavy heart...
Corey Fischer Jun 06, 2019
Best in high school sports honoured
It's been another great year for sports at North Okanagan high schools.That was evident as the 2019 Rotary Athletic Awards were handed out Tuesday evening at the Vernon Lodge.Twenty-eight awards were ...
Jun 06, 2019
Bike accident victim flown to treatment
Emergency personnel rushed to a remote road in the North Okanagan Wednesday afternoon to respond to a 9-1-1 call about a dirt bike accident.It happened on Noble Canyon Forest Service Road in the Colds...
Jun 05, 2019
New trail links Vernon and Lake Country
Residents and visitors now have access to a new trail which connects Okanagan College in Coldstream with the Okanagan Rail Trail.The Kal Crystal Waters Trail also provides pedestrians and cyclists wit...
Jun 05, 2019
Car rolls into house
A car ended up in a precarious position in Vernon this morning. First responders were called to a home on Mt. Grady Place in the Middleton area around 11:20 a.m. to a report of a vehicle hitting a hou...
Corey Fischer Jun 05, 2019
Fudger now a Viper
The Vernon Vipers have signed a player with a memorable name.Eighteen-year-old forward Brett Fudger comes to the team after spending last season with the Cariboo Cougars midget team, and is a resident...
Jun 05, 2019
More downtime for Tolko
Workers at the Tolko mills in Armstrong and Williams Lake will be getting more unwanted downtime.According to a media release, the Vernon-based company will extend the downtime at the mills for an add...
Jun 05, 2019

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Beaver Lake and Vernon Creek Watershed Improvements
Lake Country taking action to support water management, flows at area watershed
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