News Items tag as: Vernon RCMP 2025

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.
Police investigating highway shooting in North Okanagan
February 05, 2025 - 10:05 AM

RCMP are investigating a suspicious incident on Highway 97A in the North Okanagan where police believe a car was shot at.
Vernon RCMP search for suspect in bus driver attack
February 05, 2025 - 8:55 AM

Vernon RCMP are releasing photos of the suspect in connection to the assault of a bus driver in December.
71-year-old woman hit by pickup in Vernon crosswalk
January 27, 2025 - 11:05 AM

A 71-year-old woman was hit by a pickup truck in a Vernon crosswalk Saturday night.
Vernon RCMP renew appeal for information about missing man with Alzheimer's
January 23, 2025 - 1:21 PM

Vernon RCMP are asking people to keep an eye out for a man with Alzheimer’s who went missing a year ago.
UPDATE: Missing Vernon-area man located
January 08, 2025 - 7:00 AM

UPDATE: Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025
Vernon apartment building fire deemed suspicious: RCMP
January 06, 2025 - 9:48 AM

A vehicle fire in a carport spread to an apartment building in Vernon last week, and now police say the fires are suspicious.
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$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

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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

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