News Items tag as: Vernon news

63-year-old Vernon man convicted for sending harassing online messages
February 12, 2025 - 7:00 PM

It's not clear what a 63-year-old Vernon man said in numerous messages sent to a local business owner, but they fell outside of the scope of a bad review and landed him in a Vernon courtroom.
Vernon thief showed up to court with a knife and scissors
February 12, 2025 - 5:00 PM

There's no obvious reason why a Vernon thief, with a lengthy criminal record, would turn up to court with a steak knife and a large pair of scissors in his pocket.
Vernon's SilverStar ski resort gets hit by gift card scam
February 12, 2025 - 11:33 AM

Vernon RCMP are investigating a case in which criminals bought gift cards from SilverStar Mountain Resort using fraudulent means to resell them to unsuspecting buyers.
iN PHOTOS: Shuswap photographer gets bucket list encounter with bobcat
February 12, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A wildlife photographer from Chase had a photoshoot with a bobcat in the forest in the Shuswap last week and was able to observe the wild creature as it sun bathed and rolled in the snow.
Vernon lawyer committed professional misconduct by giving false info to court
February 11, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Vernon lawyer who "utterly failed" to complete a relatively straight forward legal paperwork for an elderly client and then filed false information to the court has been found to have committed professional misconduct.
Vernon council votes to support plan for a bus to West Kelowna
February 11, 2025 - 4:30 PM
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A Vernon man is on a mission to better connect the Okanagan’s public transit system, and the city council just voted to support him.
Okanagan Indian Band moves to buy O'Keefe Ranch
February 11, 2025 - 3:03 PM

The Okanagan Indian Band is making moves to buy the Historic O’Keefe Ranch property.
18-year-old who fell through ice on Shuswap Lake found dead
February 11, 2025 - 9:46 AM

An 18-year-old man who fell through the ice on Shuswap Lake over the weekend has been found dead.
'Vile and repulsive': Misogynistic Vernon senior jailed for road rage
February 10, 2025 - 1:45 PM
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RCMP mistake sees Vernon man with $200,000 of meth, cocaine walk free
February 09, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A Vernon man,whose fingerprints were found on a bag containing $200,000 of meth and cocaine – which was hidden in a secret compartment in his Jeep – has walked out of court a free man after a judge ruled the search was unlawful and that police had "deliberately flouted due process."
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$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
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Why a TNRD director and former Tobiano owner is suing the golf community
The regional district director who oversees Tobiano is in suing the golf resort community over his failed efforts to build a home there. A trial spurred by Thompson Nicola Regional District director Michael Grenier started late last month a

News Items tag as: Vernon news

63-year-old Vernon man convicted for sending harassing online messages

Vernon thief showed up to court with a knife and scissors

Vernon's SilverStar ski resort gets hit by gift card scam

iN PHOTOS: Shuswap photographer gets bucket list encounter with bobcat

Vernon lawyer committed professional misconduct by giving false info to court

Vernon council votes to support plan for a bus to West Kelowna

Okanagan Indian Band moves to buy O'Keefe Ranch

18-year-old who fell through ice on Shuswap Lake found dead

'Vile and repulsive': Misogynistic Vernon senior jailed for road rage

RCMP mistake sees Vernon man with $200,000 of meth, cocaine walk free

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