Category Archives: Vernon
Coldstream taxation to increase 8.7%
Coldstream residents will see their taxes go up in 2026, but not by as much as originally anticipated.The district's financial plan called for a proposed tax increase of 8.72 per cent in 2026.That wou...
Jan 14, 2026
Coldstream asking residents for input on Financial Plan
The District of Coldstream would like to hear people's feedback on how the municipality spends its money over the next five years.Coldstream has drafted its proposed 2026-2030 Financial Plan, a key do...
Jan 14, 2026
Winter Carnival Family Fun Park moving to Kal Beach this year
Vernon Winter Carnival is moving its Family Fun Park to a new site this year.Organizers said the event will be held at Kal Beach Friday, February 14, instead of at Kidston Elementary as originally pla...
Jan 13, 2026
Cost analysis discussion deferred for proposed Commonage development
A discussion regarding whether more information about a proposed major housing project in Vernon is required has been pushed back to a later date.At the regular council meeting Monday, Jan. 11, Mayor ...
Jan 13, 2026
Spike belt used to stop stolen vehicle
Vernon North Okanagan RCMP had to deploy a spike strip to stop a stolen vehicle Monday night.Police received a report of a suspicious SUV driving onto a property in Grindrod at about 9:45 p.m. Jan. 12...
Jan 13, 2026
Vernon planning roundabout, single lanes in 43rd Avenue corridor
The City of Vernon is moving towards making major changes to a key intersection and the road by Kal Tire Place and the new Active Living Centre (ALC).As part of the 43rd Avenue Corridor project, the c...
Jan 13, 2026
Dragoons looking to bolster reservist numbers
The local army reservists group is looking to bring new members into its ranks.At the regular meeting for Vernon City Council Monday, Jan. 12, B.C. Dragoons' Lieutenant-Colonel, Wade Peters, informed ...
Jan 12, 2026
Hit and run in Vernon
Local police are investigating a hit and run incident.RCMP said officers responded to a crash at the intersection of 27th Avenue and 41st Street at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11.Witnesses told ...
Jan 12, 2026
Two men arrested following business break and enter in Vernon
Two people were arrested in connection with a break and enter at a Vernon business early Saturday morning.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said the owner of a business received a notification of an alarm be...
Jan 12, 2026
Predator Ridge to be exempt from speculation and vacancy tax
Properties in Predator Ridge are no longer subject of the provincial speculation and vacancy tax.The province said in a report to the City of Vernon that the local resort is being excluded from the sp...
Jan 12, 2026
