Tag Archives: Weather
Cold snap highlights need for North Okanagan Rent Bank
The recent cold weather is helping to bring home the message behind an upcoming event in Vernon to help people at risk of homelessness in the community.Canadian Mental Health Association Vernon & ...
Jan 18, 2024
Highway reopens near Falkland following collision
UPDATE: 3 p.m. BC Emergency Health Services says one person was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries after a motor vehicle incident south of Falkland. Original story A motor vehicle incident s...
Jan 17, 2024
Snow a factor in vehicle incidents on highway
UPDATE A pickup truck and a commercial truck were involved in a crash on Highway 97 north of Vernon Wednesday morning.RCMP say the incident took place near the intersection of Meadowlark Road."The veh...
Jan 17, 2024
Clear snow and ice to allow access to garbage containers: waste company
A waste collection company that services Vernon is providing a friendly reminder to ensure its drivers are safety able to collect trash and recycling during the winter.WM Pacific Northwest issued a ne...
Jan 17, 2024
Snow show: Okanagan blasted with winter storm
Municipal and regional road crews have been busy Wednesday morning, cleaning up after the heavy snowfall overnight.Reports from around the North Okanagan suggests snowfall amounts in the range of five...
Jan 17, 2024
Snowfall warning issued
A snowfall warning has been issued for the Okanagan, with Environment Canada forecasting 10 to 20 cm's over the next two days."A cold front will combine with a Pacific low pressure system and bring sn...
Jan 16, 2024
Man's disappearance still a mystery
It's been almost two weeks since an elderly man with Alzheimer's went missing from a relative's home in Coldstream, and police say there are still no breakthroughs in the investigation.Robert Lee Bain...
Jan 15, 2024
Temperatures warming but heavy snow in Okanagan forecast
The mercury has been climbing as the cold snap is coming to an end, but some heavy snow is in the forecast.Speaking with Vernon Matters Monday, Jan. 15, Alyssa Charbonneau, a meteorologist with Enviro...
Jan 15, 2024
Extreme cold on way out, snow moving in: special weather statement issued
A special weather statement has been issued for the Okanagan, and other regions advising of snow in the forecast this week.Environment Canada said Monday an arctic front will begin to sweep across the...
Jan 15, 2024
Cold snap creates record demand for power
B.C. residents have been cranking up the heat during the first cold snap of the winter.BC Hydro said the peak hourly electricity demand - the hour customers use the most electricity - set a new record...
Jan 14, 2024
