Vnaug2021
Splatsin First Nation chief acclaimed to another 3-year term
Splatsin First Nation chief Wayne Christian has been acclaimed to another three-year term for a total…

Excessive speeding in North Okanagan cost two drivers their cars for a week
An RCMP speed check in the North Okanagan last night caught a driver going more…

This Vernon business owner makes sure firefighters, evacuees get special treats
This is Heather Hilton’s first wildfire season in Vernon but she didn’t hesitate to bake…

Okanagan has only seen ‘the tip of the iceberg’ of urban raccoon problems: wildlife specialist
Fifty years ago you would have never found a raccoon in the Okanagan and one…

Salmon Arm police fend off disturbed woman who attacked them with machete, scythe
A woman is now in doctor's care after a bizarre incident in the Shuswap earlier…

Armstrong rescinds evacuation alert
The evacuation alert covering the City of Armstrong has been lifted. The evacuation alert, issued…

Evacuation order reduced to alert in Spallumcheen
The cooler, wet weather has B.C. Wildfire comfortable enough to advise the Township of Spallumcheen…

Okanagan Indian Band working on recovery plan after homes, business destroyed by wildfire
The White Rock Lake wildfire has destroyed 10 homes and one business on Okanagan Indian…

Okanagan drought killing fish and exposing need for major water management change
Being in a Stage 4 drought is not going to have much impact on humans…

Parts of Spallumcheen, Okanagan Indian Band and Regional District of North Okanagan evacuating due to wildfire
Multiple properties in the North Okanagan are being evacuated due to the White Rock Lake…

Unlike Stanley Park, coyotes don’t seem to be getting more aggressive in the Okanagan
Coyotes are becoming increasingly aggressive in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, but they don't appear to have…

28 homes, one commercial structure destroyed in Monte Lake area due to wildfire
The Thompson Nicola Regional District has confirmed 28 homes and one commercial structure have been…

Fire officials concerned wind will blow ’ember showers’ through North Okanagan
A cold front bringing strong winds through the Thompson-Okanagan area tonight or tomorrow has fire…

Vernon RCMP ask public to ‘make the right call’
More than one-third of people calling the cops in Vernon should be dialling a different…

Cyclists going ocean-to-ocean-to-ocean passing through Kamloops, Vernon, Kelowna
A team of cyclists will be rolling through Kamloops, Vernon and Kelowna on their way…