News Items tag as: Vernon news

UPDATE: Salmon Arm RCMP arrest youth alleged to have robbed gas station with a handgun
June 01, 2020 - 12:08 PM

UPDATE: Salmon Arm RCMP have arrested a youth who allegedly robbed a Salmon Arm gas station with a handgun in the early morning Sunday, May 31.
iN VIDEO: The ups and downs of Vernon's Magnetic Hill
May 31, 2020 - 12:00 PM
Employment tribunal rejects appeal by Penticton Sikh Temple, ordered to pay former priest $42K
May 31, 2020 - 6:30 AM

A Penticton Sikh Temple will still have to pay back $42,000 to a former priest it fired several years ago after it lost its right to an appeal with the Employment Standards Tribunal.
As society reopens, Vernon seniors flock to the park, not restaurants, to see friends
May 30, 2020 - 12:00 PM

"I miss hugs," says one senior sitting in a camping chair with a group of friends in the park.
Vernon developer gets second chance to have heronry protections scrapped
May 29, 2020 - 9:30 AM

A developer planning to build on a site adjacent to the well-known Vernon heron rookery will get a second chance to have certain environmental conditions scrapped.
Kal Rotary divvies up $185K to local charities
May 28, 2020 - 11:40 AM

From new mountain bike trails in Kal Park to a roof over the Lavington skating rink, Kalamalka Rotary has divided up the $185,000 raised at last fall's Dream Auction to over a dozen local organizations.
More than 50 City of Vernon staffers had six-figure salaries in 2019
May 26, 2020 - 5:30 PM

Wages for the City of Vernon's top staff cost an extra $1.7 million in 2019 as more names were added to the list of those taking home $75,000 or more annually.
Cutting red tape: Vernon council OKs patios in parking spaces, expanded liquor licences
May 26, 2020 - 12:15 PM

Downtown Vernon will soon have less parking and more patios following an unanimous vote by city council.
iN VIDEO: Big brown bear spotted in Vernon backyard
May 26, 2020 - 11:04 AM

Sheri Okrainetz had an unexpected visit from a brown bear yesterday morning after putting her dog outside.
A look inside Vernon's overdose prevention site
May 26, 2020 - 8:00 AM

On a non-descriptive street in downtown Vernon, across the road from a strip club, and around the corner from a methadone clinic, is the newly opened overdose prevention site.
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THOMPSON: Why are so many people not wearing masks in public?
Here’s a simple, irrefutable fact...a truth that is always a truth...no matter where on the planet you might be. Wearing a mask of virtually any type - manufactured or homemade - makes sense during this pandemic. Fewer people become infecte

Dr. Bonnie Henry is one of the owners of a Similkameen winery
Keremeos is one of B.C.’s not so secret wine destinations. Tucked into the outrageously beautiful Similkameen Valley, this town, along with its neighbour wee Cawston, play host to a list of star wineries. And one of those wineries is

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News Items tag as: Vernon news

UPDATE: Salmon Arm RCMP arrest youth alleged to have robbed gas station with a handgun

iN VIDEO: The ups and downs of Vernon's Magnetic Hill

Employment tribunal rejects appeal by Penticton Sikh Temple, ordered to pay former priest $42K

As society reopens, Vernon seniors flock to the park, not restaurants, to see friends

Vernon developer gets second chance to have heronry protections scrapped

Kal Rotary divvies up $185K to local charities

More than 50 City of Vernon staffers had six-figure salaries in 2019

Cutting red tape: Vernon council OKs patios in parking spaces, expanded liquor licences

iN VIDEO: Big brown bear spotted in Vernon backyard

A look inside Vernon's overdose prevention site

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