Category Archives: Vernon

Tolko's Athabasca OSB division in Slave Lake, Alberta has temporarily suspended operations as the province has issued an evacuation alert for the town due to a wildfire. The Vernon based company says ...

It didn't take long for provincial crews to deal with a new wildfire south of Sicamous. The fire east of Highway 97A and Mara Lake, is now officially classified as out after reaching two-tenths of a h...

A Vernon family is trying to help others as they recover from a tragedy. Businessman Sherman Dahl and his wife Katie are bringing the ordained Buddhist monk, Guan Cheng, to Vernon to speak about overc...

The B.C. Nurses Union is calling on the government to provide funding for 24-hour security at all health worksites across the province. President Christine Sorensen says they're seeing positive result...

B.C. residents who are paid minimum wage, will be making more as of this Saturday. The minimum wage will rise from $12.65 an hour to $13.85 on June 1, an increase of 9.5%. The minimum rates for liquor...

Failing to properly care for your pets is now illegal and it will cost you. Vernon city council approved amendments to the Animal Regulation and Animal Pound bylaws at their meeting on Monday. The cha...

Some of the city's murals will be getting a face lift. Council voted to approve spending $10,000 out of the mural reserve fund to wash and re-seal the paint on some of the murals. The money will come ...

Residents are invited to take in a free screening of the groundbreaking Canadian film 'The Grizzlies.' The movie, which is based on a true story, is about Inuit youth in a small Arctic community with ...

More B.C. residents will be able to get government-funded legal advice under a new service from the Legal Services Society. The Province is reducing eligibility rules, allowing legal aid lawyers to he...

The Province is looking for feedback from British Columbians on cellphone contracts. A public survey has been launched to identify ways to promote transparency and fairness and help government in revi...