Coldstream is still looking into concerns about lake views being obstructed by trees on Middleton Mountain.A petition was presented to council last month, looking for regulations such as a bylaw to control tree heights for "lower" properties to protect the views of "upper" properties.Council has ask...

Area residents are encouraged to take advantage of the nice fall weather when GoByBike Weeks kicks off.The event runs October 16 to 29, and over that time, residents are urged to leave their vehicles at home and instead hit the road on their bicycles or other modes of active transportation.Participants in GoByBike Week...

Vernon Fire Rescue Services said no one was injured after a fire broke out in a house in the city's East Hill area.Fire crews were called to a structure fire in the 2400 block of 25th Avenue at around 1 a.m. on Oct. 12.Once on the scene, firefighters confirmed that a room on the top floor of a two-storey house was on f...

Coldstream council has given the go-ahead to spending $433,000 to design and construct walking and biking lanes on Aberdeen Road.A three-metre-wide buffered paved shoulder will be installed on the west side of the road, along with a one-metre paved shoulder on the east side.Funding for the project will come from the co...

Plans are in the works to develop a new subdivision in Vernon's Okanagan Landing area.At the regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10, Vernon council received a zoning application for a 25 unit subdivision near Marshall Fields.The application for the property at 6650 Okanagan Avenue requested the land be rezoned from Rural Sma...

A Vernon car dealership has shown its appreciation to a social agency for its recent efforts to help people in crisis.Bannister Honda has donated $10,000 to the Vernon Salvation Army in recognition of their efforts and assistance during this summer's wildfires and support efforts. In accepting the donation, Neil Thomps...

Vernon North Okanagan RCMP have confirmed the death of two people in a travel trailer fire on Westside Road last month.The trailer was engulfed in flames when crews arrived to the 12100 block of the road around 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23.The bodies were found by the BC Coroner's Service after the fire was extingui...

The Salmon Arm Silverbacks scored two goals 47 seconds apart in the third period for a comeback 3-2 win over the Vernon Vipers Friday night at the Shaw Centre. Just over 1,500 fans came out for the game which opened the new BC Hockey League season for both teams. Reid Varkonyi beat Ethan David for the winning goal six ...

British Columbia's Covid-19 numbers were down over the weekend, with an average of 725 a day, for a total of 2,174. The weekly average going into Monday was 818 cases per day. Interior Health had 106 of the new cases and there were 15 more deaths, raising the death toll to 1,596. Elsewhere, Vancouver Coastal Health had...

British Columbia's Covid-19 update for Tuesday had 799 new cases, including 96 in Interior Health (IH). Going into the day, B.C.'s seven-day average was 887 cases per day. Within the IH health region, there are 667 active cases, with 40 people in hospital and 18 un critical or intensive care. Provincially, there are 8,...