Category Archives: Vernon
Police seeking information after person found injured on Commonage Road
Local Mounties are asking the public to come forward with any information about an incident that saw one person injured on the road between Vernon and Predator Ridge Tuesday.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP...
Oct 06, 2025
Turtle Mountain home uninhabitable following Friday night fire
A home in Vernon's Turtle Mountain area was seriously damaged in a fire late Friday night.Alan Hofsink, Deputy Fire Chief for Vernon Fire Rescue Services, said the fire department received a report of...
Oct 04, 2025
Inaugural Coldstream Youth Business Fair goes Sunday
The first ever Coldstream Youth Business Fair will be held on the weekend.The fair featuring over 20 young entrepreneurs will go at Coldstream Station, the parking lot next to Sun Country Cycle, from ...
Oct 04, 2025
North Okanagan's housing sales increase as prices decline in September
The North Okanagan saw a stable market more in favour of buyers with prices dipping somewhat in September.The Association of Interior Realtors (AoIR) said there were 156 units sold in the latest repor...
Oct 03, 2025
Okanagan College gets boost to help people facing employment barriers
The local college has received some funding for programs aimed at addressing barriers to employment.Through a joint provincial and federal program, the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Developmen...
Oct 03, 2025
Vernon shares land-use plan for housing with province
The City of Vernon has advocated for more housing in the community.The city said the Mayor and Councillors attending the Union of B.C. Municipalities' (UBCM) Convention were able to meet with Christin...
Oct 03, 2025
Homelessness declining in Vernon: B.C. Housing Survey
The number of homeless people in Vernon has gone down.B.C. Housing's point-in-time count in Vernon found that there were 199 people experiencing homelessness locally on April 10, 2025.That was down fr...
Oct 02, 2025
First responder, paramedic education underway at OC Vernon
The local college has rolled out a new program to train emergency personnel.Okanagan College (OC) partnered with the Justice Institute of B.C. (JIBC) to run paramedic and emergency medical responder p...
Oct 02, 2025
Annual Harvest Pumpkin Festival begins Friday
The 25th edition of a much-loved tradition returns to the Armstrong-Spallumcheen area Friday.The Annual Harvest Pumpkin Festival runs from Oct. 3 to 13 and allows residents and visitors to take part i...
Oct 02, 2025
RCMP seek suspect in Enderby purse theft
Police in the North Okanagan are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman suspected of stealing a purse from a business in Enderby.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say the theft happened around 3...
Oct 01, 2025
