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A Speakeasy is opening this month in Vernon

A Speakeasy is opening this month in Vernon

Mar 18, 2024 / 7:00 pm

A speakeasy is opening up in Vernon. The Powerhouse Speakeasy is a team effort between Local Losers Underground and the Powerhouse Theatre and is set to open on...

Indoor skate park returns to Vernon Curling Club this April

Indoor skate park returns to Vernon Curling Club this April

Mar 18, 2024 / 5:00 pm

Vernon Curling Club will once again transform into a temporary indoor skate park this summer. Greater Recreation Services announced a soft opening of April 8...

Funtastic Sports Society taking applications for Community Investment Grant Program

Funtastic Sports Society taking applications for Community Investment Grant Program

Mar 18, 2024 / 2:57 pm

The Funtastic Sports Society has money to give away through the community grant program. The annual Vernon Funtastic Slo Pitch Tournament and A&W Music...

Lumby wildfire caused by human activity, clean up burn that got out of control

Lumby wildfire caused by human activity, clean up burn that got out of control

Lumby Mar 18, 2024 / 12:41 pm

A clean up fire that "got away" from a resident caused the wildfire near Lumby Sunday afternoon, confirms Lumby Fire Chief Tony Clayton. “It was...

Explosive Disposal Unit called in over possible unexploded mortar round in Kalamalka Provincial Park

Explosive Disposal Unit called in over possible unexploded mortar round in Kalamalka Provincial Park

Mar 18, 2024 / 12:17 pm

A section of Kalamalka Provincial Park was cordoned off on Thursday, as a possible unexploded mortar round was investigated. “On March 14, 2024, the...

Scott Anderson seeks party nod to represent new riding of Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee as CPC

Scott Anderson seeks party nod to represent new riding of Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee as CPC

Mar 18, 2024 / 10:46 am

A former two-term Vernon city councillor is looking for a nod to become a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC). Scott Anderson plans to put his...

Okanagan man breaks time record for running 52 kilometres from Coldstream to Kelowna

Okanagan man breaks time record for running 52 kilometres from Coldstream to Kelowna

Mar 18, 2024 / 4:00 am

An Okanagan man has broken the record for time taken to run from Coldstream to Kelowna. Richard Brown drove to Coldstream Sunday morning with his parents and...

March and vigil planned for Vernon man soon to be missing for six months

March and vigil planned for Vernon man soon to be missing for six months

Mar 18, 2024 / 4:00 am

This Thursday will mark six months since Blayne Ferguson went missing. A ‘March to the Park’ and candlelight vigil is planned to take place on the...

Lumby fire discovered Sunday afternoon now being 'held'

Lumby fire discovered Sunday afternoon now being 'held'

Lumby Mar 17, 2024 / 7:00 pm

UPDATE: 7 p.m. BC Wildfire confirms the wildfire burning near Lumby is now 'held'. Being Held At this stage, the wildfire is not likely to spread beyond...

Structure fire on 25th Avenue in Vernon knocked down by Fire Services

Structure fire on 25th Avenue in Vernon knocked down by Fire Services

Mar 17, 2024 / 5:31 pm

UPDATE 5:29 p.m. The City of Vernon says the structure fire on 25th Avenue was burning on the back deck of a residential home near 37th Street and 25th Avenue....

Stench of rotten eggs in downtown Vernon is not a concern says city

Stench of rotten eggs in downtown Vernon is not a concern says city

Mar 17, 2024 / 2:18 pm

UPDATED 2:18 p.m. Fortis BC has checked out the gas system in Vernon and confirmed the smell from Sunday morning is not gas related. Gary Toft with Fortis says...

Commonage road re-opens to Vernon public, no more detours

Commonage road re-opens to Vernon public, no more detours

Mar 17, 2024 / 1:00 pm

Commonage Road is re-opening today. In a press release, the City of Vernon says that as of noon on Sunday, Commange Road is once again open to traffic....

Vernon teen at BC Children's Hospital battling rare and serious ailment

Vernon teen at BC Children's Hospital battling rare and serious ailment

Mar 17, 2024 / 4:00 am

Averi Morey is in the fight of her life – again. The Vernon teen is in BC Children's Hospital with a severe and rare condition called aplastic anemia,...

Clean up of a downtown Vernon fire site has been halted due to hazardous materials

Clean up of a downtown Vernon fire site has been halted due to hazardous materials

Mar 17, 2024 / 4:00 am

Work to clean up a large Vernon fire site has been stopped before it really began. The massive fire in the downtown core completely destroyed a building on July...

Opal mine near Vernon produced both common and precious varieties

Opal mine near Vernon produced both common and precious varieties

Okanagan history Mar 17, 2024 / 4:00 am

The Greater Vernon area boasts a rich mining history, from gold and silver to coal and quartz. It is also home to one of Canada's most significant opal...

Great blue herons have once again returned to the Vernon heronry at the north end of town

Great blue herons have once again returned to the Vernon heronry at the north end of town

Mar 16, 2024 / 7:00 pm

The big birds are back. Social media is buzzing over the return of the Vernon's beloved Great Blue Herons to their summer home. This is the 37th year the...

West Kelowna man looks to break Okanagan Rail Trail records starting in Vernon

West Kelowna man looks to break Okanagan Rail Trail records starting in Vernon

Okanagan Mar 16, 2024 / 3:07 pm

A West Kelowna man is hoping to break records this Sunday. Richard Brown is hoping to break the time record for running the Okanagan Rail Trail. Brown’s...

People lined up down the street for second annual Taste of Downtown Vernon

People lined up down the street for second annual Taste of Downtown Vernon

Mar 16, 2024 / 1:00 pm

It's safe to say the second annual Taste of Downtown Vernon is a smashing success. People lined up around the block Saturday for the Downtown Vernon...

Hello Okanagan stops by Vernon's Hot Bread Shoppe to sample some divine baked goods

Hello Okanagan stops by Vernon's Hot Bread Shoppe to sample some divine baked goods

Okanagan Valley Mar 16, 2024 / 12:00 pm

Vernon's Peter Kaz and David Scarlatescu are back with the latest episode of Hello Okanagan. This week, the Hello Okanagan crew visits Vernon's Hot...

Vernon dust advisory has ended thanks to improved conditions

Vernon dust advisory has ended thanks to improved conditions

Mar 16, 2024 / 10:32 am

Vernon residents can breathe easy, a dust advisory for the area has been lifted. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy in collaboration with...

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