Category Archives: Vernon
Vernon's property tax hike among the highest in the province
Vernon has one of the highest property tax increases in B.C. for 2025, but the city said that figure does not tell the whole story.A report from the City of Kelowna showed Vernon's tax rate increase o...
Jun 09, 2025
Okanagan College event to provide health career information to area high schoolers
High school students in Greater Vernon will have a chance to learn about career opportunities in the health care sector.Okanagan College's Vernon campus will host over 800 Grade 9 students from School...
Jun 06, 2025
Vernon's Fire Danger Rating increases
The City of Vernon's fire danger indicator has moved.The city increased its Fire Danger Rating to Level 2, or Moderate, Thursday, June 5.The danger rating had remained at Level 1 up to this point.As o...
Jun 05, 2025
Work underway to open Vernon's new Urgent Primary Care Centre in 2026
A new facility to provide health care for Vernon and area residents is expected to be ready sometime next year.In August 2024, it was announced that a second Urgent Primary Care Centre (UPCC) would be...
Jun 05, 2025
Civil forfeiture grants support safety programs in Vernon, Okanagan
Vernon and other Okanagan communities are benefiting from a provincial investment into preventing crime, advancing healing, and enhancing public safety.The B.C. Government is distributing $7.5-million...
Jun 05, 2025
Site preparation underway for final creek naturalization work
Work has begun to prepare for Phase 2 of the Polson Park Vernon Creek Naturalization project.The project, which will enter into its final stage this summer, aims to enhance the ecological health of th...
Jun 05, 2025
Okanagan's drought rating holds steady for third week
The Okanagan was given a drought rating of Level 1 Thursday, June 5.That marked three weeks in a row where the area had the rating indicating conditions were abnormally dry, but not to a severe level....
Jun 05, 2025
Midsummer's Eve fundraiser to run in mid-July
The annual fundraiser in support of the the arts will be held in Coldstream this summer.The 39th annual Midsummer's Eve of the Arts will take place July 16 at the Coldstream Community Hall and Cenotap...
Jun 05, 2025
North Okanagan townhouse prices drop, other homes see slight gains
The North Okanagan saw a bit of fluctuation to its housing market in the latest reporting month.The Association of Interior Realtors stated the benchmark price for single family homes in the region ro...
Jun 04, 2025
'Be safe on the water': Local police
With temperatures rising and more people cooling down in the area's lakes and rivers, the RCMP is reminding people to be safe when out on the water.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP remind people boating, pa...
Jun 04, 2025
