Category Archives: Vernon
Local MP says floor crossing is allowed, but can cause a loss of trust
The local Member of Parliament is criticizing the representatives who have crossed the floor.Scott Anderson, MP for Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee, issued a statement on social media where he acknowledg...
Feb 23, 2026 Scott Anderson, MP for Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee at his election day party after winning the seat in the 2025 general election (Image Credit: Liam Verster / Vernon Matters)
Fire fuel management work resuming near Ellison Park
A project aimed at reducing the risk and severity of wildfires at the park south of Vernon will be resuming.A city staff report said Vernon had secured $125,000 from the Forest Enhancement Society of ...
Feb 22, 2026 Fire fuels (Image Credit: ID 90060138 © Katie Flenker | Dreamstime.com)
Vernon's new online engagement site up and running
Vernonites have a new way to provide their input on the city's doings.The city has launched Let's Talk Vernon, a new online engagement site, replacing engagevernon.ca.The new platform gives residents ...
Feb 21, 2026 Vernon City Hall (Image Credit: Liam Verster / Vernon Matters)
Proposed Commonage development redesigned
A controversial housing development proposed for the hillside overlooking Vernon has been redrawn.In February of 2025, the B.C.-based home builder, Kerkhoff Develop-Build, presented a plan to Vernon C...
Feb 20, 2026 A view of Vernon from the Commonage lands (Image Credit: Kerkhoff Develop-Build)
Coldstream looking to move Emergency Operations Centre, seeking grant to fund the change
The District of Coldstream is looking for some outside funding so it can move its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).The municipality's EOC has been set up at the council chambers in the past, but the ...
Feb 20, 2026 Coldstream Municipal Hall (Image Credit: Liam Verster / Vernon Matters)
Local, provincial overdose deaths declined in 2025
Vernon saw drug deaths decline significantly last year.The B.C. Coroners Service said there were 28 lives lost to illicit, toxic drugs locally in 2025.That figure was down from the 44 deaths the year ...
Feb 20, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 11924150 © Olivier Le Queinec | Dreamstime.com)
Community forest advocates headed to Vernon
Representatives from the province's community forest groups will gather in Vernon this summer to find solutions to challenges the sector faces.The B.C. Community Forestry Association will hold its 24t...
Feb 19, 2026 Monashee Community Forest (Image Credit: BCCFA)
Online fundraiser to support family of man killed in hit-and-run
The family of a man killed after being hit by a semi truck in Vernon has launched a GoFundMe.Ezra Cool was said to be the 22-year-old victim of the crash that involved a semi-truck that fled the scene...
Feb 19, 2026 Ezra Cool, the man reportedly killed in the pedestrian collision on Highway 6 in Vernon (Image Credit: GoFundMe)
Arctic front causes Okanagan cooldown
A cold air system moving down from the artic circle led to temperatures in the Okanagan Valley dropping in recent days.Colin Fong, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the arctic front pushed...
Feb 19, 2026 Vernon as seen from the Grey Canal Trail at Turtle Mountain (Image Credit: Liam Verster / Vernon Matters)
Vernon kicked off 2026 with strong housing construction
Vernon's housing construction sector took advantage of the mild winter and started out 2026 strong.Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) recorded 20 housing project starts in Greater Vernon t...
Feb 18, 2026 Housing construction (Image Credit: ID 472773 © Publicimage | Dreamstime.com)
