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Why some restaurants and bars say fast-tracking patios won’t save them
There's a buzz going around B.C.'s towns and cities as governments across the province begin…
North Okanagan car clubs holding cruise to honour frontline workers
Members of North Okanagan car clubs are getting together this weekend for a car cruise…
Teenage driver rescued after North Okanagan crash ejected him from vehicle
A teenage driver survived being ejected from his pickup truck and thrown down an embankment…
RCMP identify body of Armstrong man who went missing 4 years ago
The remains of a body discovered in the North Okanagan in April have been identified…
UPDATE: Youth missing from North Okanagan located
UPDATE: 2:18 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2020 RCMP say a 16-year-old boy who went missing…
B.C. reopens provincial parks today for day use
If you've exhausted all your local hiking trails and you're keen to get back into…
Vernon developer requests heron rookery protections be scrapped
A North Okanagan contractor planning to develop a site adjacent to the Vernon heronry has…
Trees illegally cut down on north end of Okanagan Rail Trail
The Regional District of North Okanagan is investigating after trees along two of the region's…
Shuswap regional district asks visitors to stay away this long weekend
With the Victoria Day long weekend just days away, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District is…
Vernon mayor went rogue on council letter, councillor says
"It's going to be a touchy subject," Vernon councillor Kari Gares said before raising an…
Unfinished rail trail between Armstrong and Sicamous attracts off-road vehicles
A section of the yet-to-open rail trail between Sicamous and Armstrong is soon to have…
Vernon council extends free downtown parking
If you plan to park in downtown Vernon for the next month and a half,…
Vernon will soon have its first, permanent overdose prevention site
Interior Health has announced Vernon will soon be getting an overdose prevention site and it…
Despite COVID-19 pandemic crime in Vernon still up in March
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic crime in Vernon still increased in March. Recently released statistics from…
Sprinkler system assists firefighters at North Okanagan pellet plant fire
Firefighters in Lavington were called out to an early morning fire at the Pinnacle Pellet plant.…
Chasing down the legend of Vernon’s underground tunnels
At least once a month someone will ask Gerry Sellars about the tunnels which allegedly…
Lower Mainland man sentenced to prison for Vernon identify theft crime spree
A Lower Mainland man who fraudulently bought a Jeep with a $50,000 car loan he…
Vernon Okanagan Military Tattoo cancelled due to pandemic
The Okanagan Military Tattoo has been cancelled for 2020 for the first time in its…
Vernon pop star releases new album, offers private bookings during pandemic
Vernon singer/songwriter Andrew Allen is thinking of creative ways to share his music with the…
Vernon museum wants your pandemic stories for digital time capsule
The Greater Vernon Museum and Archives is putting together a digital time capsule and is…
Safari Club competition aims to get people outdoors and cleaning up
From beer cans to shotgun cartridges, a B.C. Interior organization is launching a competition in…
Worst appears to be over for Lumby as creek water levels begin to fall
Two days after an evacuation alert was issued for the Village of Lumby, the water…
Vernon RibFest cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
The last RibFest in the Okanagan still scheduled for this summer has now been cancelled.…
Inhalation of household cleaners tops list as calls to poison control centres double
Calls to Canadian poison control centres due to to the exposure of day-to-day cleaning products…