Vernon News
Crash north of Grindrod
UPDATE: 9:20 a.m. Power to 231 BC Hydro customers in the Grindrod area was restored Sunday morning after being out all night following a motor vehicle accident...
Armstrong Elementary alert
Parents with children at Armstrong Elementary are being warned that a student was approached by a man last Thursday, asking if the child wanted a ride. A safety...
An explosive request
A North Okanagan resident says she wants local governments to consider a bylaw with some explosive repercussions. Coldstream resident Suzanne Bell is asking...
Spill worries Spall
A sewage lagoon breach on a dairy farm on Salmon River Road has concerned already frustrated Spallumcheen residents in the Hullcar Valley living with a tainted...
Pregnancy discrimination?
A Vernon woman says the owner of The Squires Four Public House mistreated and discriminated against her while she worked there, due to her pregnancy. Haylee...
Robbery sparked gun battle
A shootout that shocked Vernon was triggered by an attempted armed robbery, B.C. Supreme Court heard this week. Jacob Lowes, one of three men charged in the...
New charge for Schneider
The man accused in the murder of a Japanese student in Vancouver has also been charged in a sexual assault in Vernon. The sex crime related to the new charge...
Tory contender visits
Conservative leadership hopeful Lisa Raitt made a stop Friday in Vernon. Raitt is one of 14 people vying to lead the federal Conservative Party. She spoke at...
From 50 km/h to 30 km/h?
Is 50 km/h too fast? Residents on a quiet Coldstream street want the speed limit dropped to 30 km/h. Robb and Sara Thompson say there seems to be little regard...
Car crashes into motel
UPDATE: 11:25 a.m. Emergency officials say a car ran a stop sign, ricocheted off an SUV and slammed into a motel Friday morning. "He ended up going right...
Hemp treats to Middle Earth
Dogs in New Zealand are about to get a taste of the North Okanagan. True Leaf Pet, a Vernon-based company that manufactures hemp dog treats, has entered into an...
Coldstream reviews taxes
Coldstream residents will have a chance to look at the district's proposed 2017 budget at a proposed March 8th meeting at the district hall. District...
Paramedics seek support
Paramedics in the North Okanagan continue to seek support from the public in their bid to be given the same collective bargaining rights as firefighters and...
Kal Lake Road concern
The likely closure of Kalamalka Lake Road for upgrades later this year is causing some concern in Coldstream. The City of Vernon is considering a possible...
Concerned by docks
A number of local governments are concerned by a loosening of provincial regulations that would make it harder to monitor proposed or newly-built lakeside...
Greens jump into race
The Green Party has fielded a candidate for the Vernon-Monashee riding. Keli Westgate, sales and marketing manager for Spa Hills Compost, has entered the race....
Up all night fighting fires
Firefighters with the Armstrong-Spallumcheen fire department were up all night fighting two blazes. Crews were called to the Rose Valley Square Mall in...
Covered in snow & speeding
RCMP officers in Vernon are shaking their heads over a speeding driver who was spotted in a snow-covered vehicle on Highway 97 just north of the city on Sunday....
Charge after hwy crash
UPDATE: 9:25 a.m. Vernon RCMP say a driver, who is alleged to have been drinking, is facing penalties under the BC Motor Vehicle Act after a collision on...
Vernon woman found
UPDATE: Feb. 16, 8:30 a.m. Police say Lorna Bostock has been found safe and sound. ORIGINAL: Feb. 15 Vernon/North Okanagan RCMP are searching for a local woman...