Category Archives: Vernon
Atmospheric river to bring heavy rain to B.C. coast, rising rivers in southern Interior
An atmospheric river is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of British Columbia early this week, prompting flood watches and rainfall warnings across several coastal regions.Environ...
Mar 16, 2026 Rain falls in north Kelowna area (Image Credit: Vernon Matters Staff)
Collision leaves hundreds without power on Westside Road
An early-morning vehicle incident on Westside Road has left more than 1,200 BC Hydro customers without electricity.Crews are on site working to restore power near Tronson Road, which is expected to re...
Mar 16, 2026 Affected Outage (Image Credit: BC Hydro)
Expression of life with chronic illness coming to Vernon's art scene
An art exhibit that tells the story of a Canadian artist's experience with chronic illness will be on view in Vernon for the next few months.Amy J. Dyck's exhibit Portals to Elsewhere tells her story ...
Mar 16, 2026 The Blame Mosquito piece is part of Amy J. Dyck's Portals to Elsewhere exhibit that will be on display in Vernon (Image Credit: Vernon Public Art Gallery)
Work to upgrade 15th St. goes Monday
Major infrastructure upgrades will be done to 15th Street starting Monday.The City of Vernon said the work beginning March 16 would involve upgrading the watermain, storm, sanitary sewer and other uti...
Mar 15, 2026 Construction sign in Vernon (Image Credit: Vernon Matters file photo)
Aberdeen Rd. sewer project delayed
A major infrastructure project in Coldstream has hit a snag.The district said drilling for the sewer line upgrades along Aberdeen Road had to be halted due to poor soil conditions under the CN Rail tr...
Mar 14, 2026 Construction sign on Aberdeen Road (Image Credit: Liam Verster / Vernon Matters)
Labour force recovered somewhat in February
The local labour force made some gains in February.Statistics Canada said in its monthly Labour Force Survey that the Thompson-Okanagan economic region, which includes Vernon, had an unadjusted unempl...
Mar 13, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 36442018 © Phasinphoto | Dreamstime.com)
Coldstream business license fees past due
The District of Coldstream is reminding people to pay for their business licenses.The deadline to pay the license fees passed Friday, March 13."If you're operating a business within the District, plea...
Mar 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Liam Verster / Vernon Matters)
Start of 2026 sees increase in drug-related deaths
Local drug deaths rose on a monthly and annual basis to start the year.The B.C. Coroners Service said there were three suspected illicit toxic substance deaths recorded in Vernon in January of 2026.Th...
Mar 12, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 6615172 © Robert Byron | Dreamstime.com)
Rotary Clubs fundraising for invasive mussel detection system
Rotarians from across the region have banded together to support a project aimed at detecting and preventing the spread of invasive mussels.Rotary Clubs in the Okanagan and Thompson areas have launche...
Mar 12, 2026 A cluster of zebra mussels (Image Credit: ID 45347522 © Hannah Babiak | Dreamstime.com)
Aberdeen snowpack below regional levels, reservoir levels being watched
The North Okanagan's snowpack was lower than the regional average to start the month, while concerns have started to emerge about this year's water supply.A report from the Regional District of North ...
Mar 12, 2026 Stock photo of snow in the Okanagan hills (Image Credit: ID 112342096 © Annefrigon | Dreamstime.com)
