
Vernon News Today & Community Stories

Canada’s first interactive online winery tasting room launches in B.C.
Winemaker’s CUT is redrawing the boundaries of reality and virtual, with an online dedicated interactive…

Kelowna community fridge offers free food to those in need
Like those free libraries popping up in people's front yards, the Kelowna Community Fridge operates…

RECIPE: Make this soup for mom this weekend
One of my greatest joys has been my involvement with Soup Sisters and being one…

Penticton’s popular Smugglers Smoke House closing its doors
Penticton’s Smugglers Smokehouse has become an economic victim of the pandemic. Owner and operator Shayna…

iN VIDEO: Drones distributing sterile moths in Okanagan to curb pest numbers
A chance encounter on a winter vacation has led to a whole new way of…

Wine of the Week: Celebrate Mother’s Day with a magnum of rosé
Go big this Mother’s Day and grab your mom a magnum of rosé to celebrate…

It’s official: Beer on the beach is back for another summer in Penticton
Penticton’s public alcohol consumption pilot project is back for a second summer after passing a…

Wine that went to space for sale with $1 million price tag
LONDON – The wine is out of this world. The price is appropriately stratospheric. Christie’s…

The View Winery: Think pink (and green)
Jennifer Turton-Molgat at The View Winery and Wards Cidery has always been an innovator. Always…

Wine of the Week: The View Winery’s 2020 Pink Rhino rosé
Now called Pink Rhino, The View Winery’s Pinotage rosé is now housed in a green…

Petition urges council to close part of downtown Vernon to traffic
An online petition is asking Vernon city council to close two blocks of 30 Avenue…

RECIPE: Celebrate halibut season with this Thai Coconut Curry
I love coconut milk. This rich, creamy, fragrant gift from nature transports me to holiday…

The Bundt cake is once again gracing the kitchens of North America
The Bundt cake was born in 1950 when H. David Dalquist, the owner of the…

Thompson-Okanagan cities allow patios, close streets to support business during COVID-19 restrictions
Cities in the Thompson-Okanagan are looking to support local businesses this summer with expanded patios…

A farmer to chefs reveals his deep vegetable knowledge
NEW YORK – Despite thousands of years of humans working the soil, there are still…

