Category Archives: Vernon
Coldstream gives third reading to its OCP
The District of Coldstream has given third reading to its Official Community Plan (OCP). Coldstream Council gave third and final reading to the plan after hosting a Public Hearing where residents coul...
Nov 26, 2025
Invest in the community with Small Business Day: Greater Vernon Chamber
Vernon and area residents are asked to support local for Small Business Saturday. Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce is launching the initiative with the goal of having people choose to visit local re...
Nov 26, 2025
Fundraiser launched to help feed local kids in need
The organization that helps feed local kids is running its annual fundraiser.The Kalamaka Starfish Society's North Okanagan Starfish Program provides bagged meals for local students so they can have s...
Nov 26, 2025
Sentence in chiropractor sexual assault case to be handed down in January
A man convicted in a sexual assault trial in Vernon will learn his sentence in January.Murray Kievit was tried and found guilty of one count of sexual assault this past July stemming from an incident ...
Nov 26, 2025
Police urge caution with online holiday shopping
Local Mounties are asking people to be safe and secure when shopping for holiday gifts online.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say shopping online can take some pressure off the holidays, but it also opens ...
Nov 25, 2025
Local group looking to restore the sncəcmałqtn Agricultural Park barn
A new local group is looking to make repairs to a historic barn in Vernon.An old barn is located at the new snccmaqtn Agricultural Park, and the BX Swan Lake Community Association (BXSLCA) has formed ...
Nov 25, 2025
SilverStar Mountain Resort has a new owner
A U.S.-based resort group has acquired the local ski hill.Pacific Group Resorts (PGR), which is headquartered in Park City, Utah, has purchased SilverStar Mountain Resort.A joint release from the grou...
Nov 25, 2025
No increased criminal activity trend locally: Vernon RCMP
The local RCMP say there is no indication of any sort of rising crime trend.Superintendent Blake MacLeod of the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP presented Vernon City Council with the quarterly crime stats ...
Nov 25, 2025
'Infill, not sprawl,' the main message at Vernon's OCP hearing
Vernon's Official Community Plan received some pushback regarding a clause that could allow sprawling developments up on hillsides. The city held a Public Hearing for the Official Community Plan (OCP)...
Nov 24, 2025
Potential chronic wasting disease found near Enderby
A case of an infectious and fatal disease in the local deer population, in what would be the first of its kind in the region, may have been found in the North Okanagan.The province said a potential ca...
Nov 24, 2025
