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'We know how to do this better': How Vernon pedestrians could be safer
September 01, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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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
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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
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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.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

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