Tag Archives: Business & Economy

It's the opening weekend of the 64th annual Vernon Winter Carnival.The highlighted event on Saturday was the parade which featured about 80 floats and had thousands of spectators.Parade day (Photo cre...

More housing options are opening for seniors in Vernon needing care. Vernon-Monashee MLA and Parliamentary Secretary for Senior Services and Long-Term Care, Harwinder Sandhu, announced on Friday a 96-...

B.C.'s premier says residents in the North Okanagan and Shuswap will have improved access to care through a new primary-care network (PCN) which will add nearly 75 doctors and other health-care provid...

B.C.'s premier and health minister will both be in Vernon Friday to announce a health-related project.David Eby and Adrian Dix will be joined by Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu for what the provi...

The BC Hockey League (BCHL) has officially added five Alberta-based teams after franchise agreements were finalized."Effective immediately, the Blackfalds Bulldogs, Brooks Bandits, Okotoks Oilers, She...

One of Canada's best blues musicians will play two shows in Vernon this weekend, hot off a great showing at the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, Tennessee.Juno award winner Jack Semple ...

A Penticton resident has taken home some significant cash in a lottery win.Steven Wilson won $100,000 in the December 23, 2023, Lotto 6/49 draw, but didn't have it checked until nearly a month later.W...

A Vernon-based company has announced what it is calling a ground breaking partnership with a local golf course. SC Carts, which makes luxury low-speed electric vehicles (LSVs), will work with the Vern...

The 64th annual Vernon Winter Carnival is just around the corner, and the biggest event of the ten day festival will be held this Saturday (Feb. 3)Thousands of people are expected to attend the Carniv...

An iconic Silver Star Mountain Resort business is up for sale after owner Franks Berkers decided it was time to hang up his apron."After 28 great years on Silver Star Mountain it's time for someone yo...