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Headaches for local biz

Headaches for local biz

Jun 7, 2018 / 5:00 am

"It's hard to get to us, especially when the only other way to get into our centre is blocked with other road construction as well," said Tania...

Boil water notice over

Boil water notice over

Armstrong Jun 6, 2018 / 3:35 pm

A boil water notice issued for Armstrong May 31 has been lifted. "The City of Armstrong, in conjunction with Interior Health Authority (IH) has reviewed...

Safety closes service road

Safety closes service road

Cherryville Jun 6, 2018 / 3:00 pm

A service road outside of Cherryville popular for its access to hiking trails has been closed due to safety concerns. South Fork Forest Service Road is closed...

Get ready for Lumby Days

Get ready for Lumby Days

Lumby Jun 6, 2018 / 1:42 pm

With a Mardi Gras theme, Lumby Days 2018 is all set. The family-friendly fun festival will take place this weekend (June 8 to the 10.) The event will feature a...

Inventor is back

Inventor is back

Jun 6, 2018 / 12:16 pm

Garry Garbutt wears many hats: electronics expert, machinist, welder, steam engineer and restorer of antiques, however, he's best known in these parts as an...

Athlete of the Year Awards

Athlete of the Year Awards

Jun 6, 2018 / 9:57 am

For more than two decades North Okanagan Athletes have been recognized for their achievements in sport. Last night at new crop had the honour bestowed upon them...

Fireworks on Canada Day

Fireworks on Canada Day

Jun 6, 2018 / 9:37 am

A massive firework display will light up the Vernon sky on Canada day. The third annual firework show, hosted by Craftsman Collision promises to be a...

Lock it or lose it

Lock it or lose it

Jun 6, 2018 / 5:00 am

Multiple Coldstream residents have reported thefts from their vehicles as of recently. Vernon RCMP is reminding the public to lock their vehicles and homes at...

Sustaining our water

Sustaining our water

Jun 5, 2018 / 4:25 pm

Join the City of Vernon in supporting water sustainability across the Okanagan. Vernon is working with the Regional District of the North Okanagan to support a...

Life, no parole 17 yrs

Life, no parole 17 yrs

Jun 5, 2018 / 3:05 pm

UPDATED: 3:05 p.m. While the judge read murderer Matthew Foerster's sentencing in a Vernon courtroom on Tuesday he looked up and locked eyes with his...

Building a legacy

Building a legacy

Jun 5, 2018 / 1:43 pm

They have been building a legacy since 1976, and now City Furniture and Appliances Ltd. has some hardware to show for it. City Furniture was awarded the...

Putting 'fun' into fundraising

Putting 'fun' into fundraising

Jun 5, 2018 / 11:17 am

Vernon is notorious for being a last-minute town, so Cindy Masters isn't too worried about filling the last few spots for the fourth annual Kindale...

Spoke festival on its way

Spoke festival on its way

Jun 5, 2018 / 9:15 am

Join in on the third annual Spoke Literary Festival this August. A lineup of some of the biggest names in the Okanagan literary world will be at the event from...

Family saved in house fire

Family saved in house fire

Enderby Jun 5, 2018 / 7:56 am

A home in Enderby was consumed by flames and smoke Monday morning. The Enderby and District Fire Department along with the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP were...

Protest spills into Vernon

Protest spills into Vernon

Jun 5, 2018 / 5:00 am

The national pipeline discussion spilled over into Vernon last night with dozens of protesters rallying in front of Mel Arnold's downtown constituency...

An emotional day in court

An emotional day in court

Jun 5, 2018 / 5:00 am

It was an emotional day at Vernon law courts while Matthew Foerster entered a new sentencing trial. Foerster was 25 when he brutally murdered Taylor Van Diest...

Some BX trails reopened

Some BX trails reopened

Jun 4, 2018 / 3:03 pm

Parts of the BX Creek trail system have reopened. The RDNO has re-opened BX Creek Trail from Tillicum Road to the closest bridge washout downstream. ...

End of pier deemed 'unsafe'

End of pier deemed 'unsafe'

Kalamalka beach Jun 4, 2018 / 2:48 pm

It's the main attraction at arguably the North Okanagan's most popular beach, but the Kalamalka beach dock has been deemed unsafe. The end section of...

Foerster seeking 17 years

Foerster seeking 17 years

Jun 4, 2018 / 2:00 pm

Marie Van Diest, fought back tears while reading a letter she wrote to the judge, expressing how her life has changed since her daughter Taylor Van Deist was...

Arrested for hit-and-run

Arrested for hit-and-run

Jun 4, 2018 / 12:23 pm

A 29-year-old Vernon man is in custody following a two-vehicle hit-and-run accident May 30. The incident happened just after 2:00 p.m. on Highway 97 near...