Tag Archives: Business & Economy

The City of Vernon has heard a proposal for dealing with the local Canada goose population, and now has a dollar figure attached to the project.A staff report to Vernon city council stated the goose h...

The B.C. resident who won the province's largest lottery prize purchased on PlayNow.com, intially could not believe what he was seeing.Hao Ping Chung of Richmond won $58 million in the March 6, 2024 L...

Preliminary construction work at the site of Vernon's new Active Living Centre will start as early as next week, with shovels in the ground a few weeks later.The City of Vernon said fencing will be er...

On the heels of a 17 per cent tax hike last year, Lake Country council has approved a 9.52 per cent increase as part of this year's budget.Mayor Blair Ireland said council felt it was needed to mainta...

The operations of Vernon-based Tolko Industries in the Okanagan Shuswap Natural Resource District have passed an audit.The Forest Practices Board reviewed the company's timber license operations near ...

Seniors in Vernon organized on Thursday to demand the federal government increase Canada Pension Plan payments.Approximately 80 people gathered outside the Shubert Centre at 11 a.m. then marched throu...

The support for Enderby's 2024 Hockeyville bid is growing faster than a Filip Hronek slapshot.The North Okanagan city of 3,000 residents is in the Canadian final four for the annual contest put on by ...

For the first time, the annual Vernon Home Show will take up both Kal Tire Place South and North."We have over 130 businesses signed up for the event, so both buildings, both the north arena and the s...

Vernon's historic Towne Theatre will be closing for more than month to get it ready for hosting more live events.Operations manager Rebekah Beck said a large renovation to the auditorium will get unde...

Vernon's biggest arena has ice again after a ten-day shut down.The City of Vernon confirmed that the ice surface at Kal Tire Place South has been re-installed, but it will be a while before ice users ...