Vernon will be trying to secure some outside funding to support its Community Climate Action Outreach Strategy.Under that strategy the city offers Community Climate Resiliency Workshop, free events that include:Climate Conversation Cafe, facilitated community conversations involving impacts of climate change, climate-r...

A local resident is looking to serve on the School District 22 Board of Education for a third, non-consecutive term.Robert Lee will be on the ballot to represent Vernon as a School Board Trustee.Lee served two terms representing Coldstream on the board, but lost the seat in the 2022 election.He said in a social media p...

A parent and newcomer in politics is looking to serve on the Greater Vernon school board.In a social media post, Geoff Bradley announced he would run to represent Lumby and RDNO Areas D and E as a School District 22 Trustee."My daughter's experience in her first three years of elementary school here at JW Inglis i...

Java lovers were disappointed to learn Friday morning of a local Starbucks closing its doors.The Village Green Starbucks location had a sign posted on its storefront door announcing it would be permanently closing ."We've made the very difficult decision to close this Starbucks location by the end of the week,&quo...

The City of Vernon will be accepting applications for it's community grants starting in early October.The City has multiple funding streams to distribute the grants for people looking to run events, launch a sustainability project, or support their non-profits.Community Event Grant: supports for non-commercial organiza...

South Vernon residents have a re-branded grocery store to shop for their food and essential goods.Save-On-Foods opened its doors at the landing plaza Thursday, replacing the Buy Low Foods that previously occupied the site."There has been a lot of excitement leading up to today, and it's rewarding to welcome custom...

Some back taxes have been paid off but still over a dozen properties will be on the docket for Coldstream's annual tax sale.The municipality had 14 properties to auction off as they were delinquent and owed between $1,000 to more than $33,000 in taxes.11420 Palfrey Drive E, Lot 3 - $11,240.769102 Mackie Drive, Lot A - ...

The Okanagan's drought conditions were unchanged heading into the last week of September.The B.C. River Forecast Centre said the region was still classified at Drought Level 4 with a High Water Scarcity Level Thursday.The Okanagan was the only region in B.C. with a drought rating level that high, and the only other are...

An entrepreneur and high-ranking member of the Conservative Party of B.C. will run for the joint North-Central Okanagan riding seat.Pavneet Singh aims to represent Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream in the snap provincial election.Singh has lived in the Okanagan for 25 years and over that time he has launched and operated...

Skiers and snowboarders will have a chance to browse and purchase some new or used equipment ahead of the winter.The Vernon Ski Club will hold the 57th annual Ski Swap at the Vernon Recreation Centre from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3.The club said in a release that the Ski Swap is "the region's biggest pre-season ev...

Local rowers earned some accolades at the Head of the Nicomelk regatta over the weekend.The event, which is one of the largest head races in the province, saw rowers traverse a 5.5-kilometre winding river course finishing in the ocean.Pariticpating in the regatta, Peter Masys of the Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club (...

Search and rescue workers continue looking for a paddleboarder who went missing on Okanagan Lake.Around 7 p.m. Tuesday, first responders were called out for a marine incident on the lake. Two paddleboarders, a man and a woman, were in distress between Fintry Provincial Park and Carr's Landing.The woman was located and ...

The organization that helps families as they seek medical treatment is getting a boost from a local golf tournament.The first-ever Ronald McDonald House Golf Tournament at Predator Ridge was held on Sept. 17.The golf tournament, followed by a silent and live auction and banquet, raised $373,860 for Ronald McDonald Hous...

A Vernon home that area residents refer to as a "drug house" has been raided for the second time in as many months as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.At around 2:20 p.m. Monday, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP and the RCMP's Southeast District Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant at ...

Voters will be go to the polls to elect the next provincial government in late October.Premier David Eby announced Tuesday he had spoken to the Lieutenant Governor who agreed to dissolve the legislature and call a provincial election for Oct. 24.Eby claims the election is being spurred on by the ongoing tensions create...

Coldstream residents will have an opportunity to hear from the candidates ahead of the fall municipal election.A non-partisan all-candidates forum will be held at Coldstream Community Hall from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 1. Led by a group of residents and sponsored by the Friends of the Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park,...

Provincial firefighting crews will be doing a fire risk mitigation project in the North Okanagan as early as this week.The B.C. Wildfire Service will be undertaking a prescribed burn at a 40 hectare site in the Harvey Lake Reservoir area near Lavington.The burn could begin as early as Thursday, weather and site conditi...

An incumbent director with the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) will look to serve another four years in office.Allysa Hopkins is running in the fall municipal election with the hopes of representing Electoral Area F, Rural Enderby, for a second term.Hopkins said her first term was marked by strengthening rur...

Police are investigating a crash that claimed two lives in Enderby in the early morning hours Monday.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said a blue Volvo was travelling north on George Street around 2:15 a.m. September 21 when it left the road, struck four parked vehicles at three different addresses, and collided with a hydro...

A Lumby woman has entered the race to serve the Greater Vernon school district.Tahni Fortin is running for SD22 Trustee for Lumby and Electoral Areas D and E in the fall municipal election.In a release, Fortin said communication would be a key priority if elected."[I want] to ensure the voices of Lumby and Cherryv...

Police have discovered the remains of a woman who went missing more than a decade ago.Deana Mildred Wertz was reported missing July 22, 2016, and was suspected of being in the Yankee Flats area. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said that on Sept. 13, civilian dog trainers working in a thick, wooded area in the 2000-block of ...

The regional water advocate group has issued a warning of an increasing risk from an invasive species.The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) said in a release that invasive golden mussels have been aggressively and rapidly spreading in California, adding "recent research suggests the mussels can survive transit thr...

Go By Bike Society will air a crowdsourced documentary and hold a series of rides early this week.At 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the film MOTHERLOAD will be aired at the Vernon Library.The documentary follows new mother Liz Canning as she looks to use a cargo bike in understanding the tensions between modern life and the hunter...

There will be one less name on the ballot when voters go to elect the next mayor of Vernon.ElectionsBC said Jerrod Stephenson has withdrawn his name and will not run in the fall municipal election.The withdrawal means there will be just three candidates vying for the seat: incumbent Mayor Victor Cumming, incumbent Coun...

Local police have put out a call for help identifying a suspect.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP told Vernon Matters they are looking to locate a woman allegedly involved in an active fraud investigation.Police released a photo of the suspect in the hopes of gathering information from the public. The fraud suspect being soug...

People will lace up their sneakers for the return of a local Terry Fox Run.The run, which has not been held in the North Okanagan since 2019, will take place on the Okanagan Rail Trail Sunday morning.Along with stretching their legs and exercising, participants can fundraise for, or donate to, the Terry Fox Foundation ...

NFL legends will be in the North Okanagan next spring for a one-of-a-kind football camp.Global Gridiron Football Experience (GGFE) will host youth football camps and coaching clinics in Vernon and Salmon Arm May 21 to 24.Home Building Centre partnered with GGFE to bring the unique football experience to the region, all...

The annual music festival that marks the start of a 16 day celebration of all things arts and culture kicks off Friday.Sundog Festival of Arts and Culture opens B.C. Culture Days in Vernon with live music at Polson Park.The festival launches with a free DJ Dance Night that will see Jodie B, DJ Miss Demeanour, and Sign ...