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Vernon's Eliana Stein is competing in archery at the BC Winter Games

Vernon's Eliana Stein is competing in archery at the BC Winter Games

Mar 26, 2023 / 4:00 am

For Eliana Stein, archery is a family event. Her dad is an avid archer and her mom and brother have pulled a bow string a few times themselves. The 16-year-old...

The Spitfire replica above Vernon’s Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Club was first installed 30 yeas ago

The Spitfire replica above Vernon’s Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Club was first installed 30 yeas ago

Mar 26, 2023 / 4:00 am

This year marks 30 years since a replica Spitfire plane was installed above the building of Vernon’s Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Club on 46th...

Vernon's Allan Brooks Nature Centre offering summer camps again this year

Vernon's Allan Brooks Nature Centre offering summer camps again this year

Mar 25, 2023 / 7:00 pm

Once again, Vernon's Allan Brooks Nature Centre will be keeping kids busy in the summer with a variety of camps. Each year, the centre offers four-day camps...

Vernon's North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society is running a variety of spring programs

Vernon's North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society is running a variety of spring programs

Mar 25, 2023 / 5:00 pm

North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society is taking registration for a variety of spring programs. NOYFSS offers a wide range of educational and skill...

53% jump for police calls for service in Armstrong the last quarter of 2022

53% jump for police calls for service in Armstrong the last quarter of 2022

Armstrong Mar 25, 2023 / 4:00 pm

The superintendent of the North Okanagan Vernon RCMP will be in Armstrong council chambers Monday to discuss the fourth quarter report. Supt. Shawna Baher and...

Supply chain issues going to cost City of Armstrong thousands of dollars

Supply chain issues going to cost City of Armstrong thousands of dollars

Armstrong Mar 25, 2023 / 2:00 pm

Supply chain issues will cost the City of Armstrong thousands of dollars. At their regular meeting Monday, staff will present a report to city council on the...

Frack Free BC holding protest rally in Vernon Monday afternoon at MLA Harwinder Sandhu's office

Frack Free BC holding protest rally in Vernon Monday afternoon at MLA Harwinder Sandhu's office

Mar 25, 2023 / 1:00 pm

Anti-fracking advocates will be gathering front of MLA Harwinder Sandhu's Vernon office Monday. Frack Free BC, Climate Action Now and other non-partisan...

Armstrong council to hear bylaw department 2022 report

Armstrong council to hear bylaw department 2022 report

Armstrong Mar 25, 2023 / 12:00 pm

Armstrong city council will hear on Monday how bylaw changes have closed past loopholes for irresponsible dog owners. “In 2022, the city received 233...

O'Keefe Ranch seeks additional funding as buildings fall into disrepair

O'Keefe Ranch seeks additional funding as buildings fall into disrepair

Mar 25, 2023 / 4:00 am

City of Vernon administration is recommending that council write off a $70,000 loan to O'Keefe Ranch and $112,000 that the city paid in insurance for the...

History of Vernon Army Camp can be traced back more than 100 years

History of Vernon Army Camp can be traced back more than 100 years

Okanagan history Mar 25, 2023 / 4:00 am

This week’s vintage video is a homegrown episode featuring the Vernon Army Camp. The camp's history dates back to the early 1900s, when troops first...

Vernon council to get first look at gun and gang violence prevention strategy

Vernon council to get first look at gun and gang violence prevention strategy

Mar 25, 2023 / 4:00 am

Vernon councillors will get their first look at the city's gun and gang violence prevention strategy on Monday. The strategy stems from the announcement...

Coldstream yard waste drop off program returns in April

Coldstream yard waste drop off program returns in April

Coldstream Mar 24, 2023 / 7:00 pm

Spring cleaning means lots of decluttering – inside and out. The District of Coldstream’s spring garden waste/leaf drop-off program returns in...

Vernon family makes it to Everest basecamp with two four year olds in tow

Vernon family makes it to Everest basecamp with two four year olds in tow

Mar 24, 2023 / 6:00 pm

It was a long haul, but they made it. A Vernon family has successfully hiked to the basecamp at Mount Everest. Tyson, Shannon and their four-year-old twins...

Art After Dark event tonight at Vernon Public Art Gallery

Art After Dark event tonight at Vernon Public Art Gallery

Mar 24, 2023 / 4:25 pm

Need ideas for what to do this tonight? The Vernon Public Art Gallery has got you covered. Art After Dark is an after-hours art party. It’s a soiree-style...

Vernon RCMP officer charged with assault in New Year's Eve incident

Vernon RCMP officer charged with assault in New Year's Eve incident

Mar 24, 2023 / 3:21 pm

A Vernon RCMP officer faces assault charges related to an incident on New Year's Eve in 2021. Const. Ryan Carey faces one count of assault in an incident...

Vernon chamber survey finds employee abuse of mandated paid sick days

Vernon chamber survey finds employee abuse of mandated paid sick days

Mar 24, 2023 / 2:54 pm

A Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce survey finds members want changes to government-mandated sick days. The chamber is calling on the provincial government to...

Arts Council of the North Okanagan elects new president

Arts Council of the North Okanagan elects new president

Mar 24, 2023 / 2:10 pm

The Arts Council of the North Okanagan has elected a new president. Barbara Keith assumed the role at the group's recent annual general meeting, following...

United Way Drive-Thru Breakfast in Vernon brings in more than $24,000

United Way Drive-Thru Breakfast in Vernon brings in more than $24,000

Mar 24, 2023 / 12:25 pm

Wednesday's United Way Drive-Thru Breakfast in Vernon brought in more than $24,000. That's a new record for the hugely popular charitable event, which...

OKIB artist's designs featured on BC Winter Games material across Vernon

OKIB artist's designs featured on BC Winter Games material across Vernon

Mar 24, 2023 / 11:41 am

Vernon's BC Winter Games have an authentic First Nation flavour. Local artist David Wilson Sookinakin of the Okanagan Indian Band created a series...

$136M Splatsin child and family services agreement first of its kind in BC

$136M Splatsin child and family services agreement first of its kind in BC

Splatsin Mar 24, 2023 / 11:11 am

The North Okanagan's Splatsin First Nation has inked the first agreement of its kind in British Columbia over delivery of child and family services....

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