News Items tag as: VNAUG2024

'We know how to do this better': How Vernon pedestrians could be safer
September 01, 2024 - 7:00 AM
iNwheels

This was one of Lynza Henke’s favourite times of year.
Vernon's revamped peanut pool is 'awesome' and should stay open
August 31, 2024 - 6:00 AM

As Vernon's popular peanut pool gets ready to close for the season, parents, and especially their children, would like to see it stay open as the warm weather continues.
Former Vernon councillor's BC Conservative party may finally have chance at government
August 29, 2024 - 6:00 PM

While most British Columbians were stunned by yesterday’s jaw-dropping announcement that BC United was pulling out of this fall’s provincial election and throwing its support to the BC Conservatives, one Vernon man was all smiles.
Salmon Arm victim, 90, had life forever altered after carjacking, assault
August 27, 2024 - 7:00 AM

It was cold and there was snow on the ground last December when 90-year-old Salmon Arm resident, Doug Fredrickson, agreed to give Rodney Boyd Gerow a lift.
'Dangerous': Vernon intersection where teen was killed scares many
August 23, 2024 - 6:00 PM
iNwheels

There are no flowers or a plaque to commemorate the spot where 15-year-old Lynza Henke was hit by a truck last month, just roaring traffic passing through an intersection many see as dangerous.
Annual cowboy festival at O'Keefe Ranch in Vernon runs wild this weekend
August 23, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Giddy up and get ready for Vernon’s annual Cowboy Festival at the Historic O’Keefe Ranch this weekend.
Second primary health-care centre planned for Vernon in 2025 will cost $5M
August 23, 2024 - 12:35 PM

Premier David Eby came to Vernon today to announce his government plans to build and staff a second urgent and primary care centre in the city although there’s not location selected yet and it won’t be opening until the fall of 2025.
Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain possible in Kamloops, Okanagan tonight
August 23, 2024 - 11:34 AM

A change in the weather means a good chance of severe thunderstorms bringing with them heavy rain in a large swath of the Southern Interior this evening and overnight.
North Okanagan man tries to capture escaped bull, gets 14 days jail instead
August 23, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A North Okanagan man, who was driving an ATV and trying to capture an escaped 2,000 lb. bull, will be going to prison for two weeks because his driving licence had been suspended.
'Nothing like this in the Okanagan': Vernon restaurant a game changer
August 22, 2024 - 6:00 PM
iNwine

Perched high in the hills above Vernon the Edge Restaurant and Bar quietly opened its doors last week giving diners some of the best views of any eatery in the region.
More ...

Top ten reasons to get our newsletter
Top Ten Reasons to get our newsletter 1. Find something new: You don’t need to read things twice. We try hard to find stories others don’t have. 2. Exclusive content: You’ll find stuff in the newsletter you won&rsquo

A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

Dispute between Vernon neighbours over tree pruning ends with legal challenge
A neighbourly dispute about overhanging tree branches has left a Vernon senior housing society in the red after it failed in its legal challenge to get its neighbour to pay for pruning. According to a May 27 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal dec

News Items tag as: VNAUG2024

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon