News Items tag as: VNDEC2017

Looking for a forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
December 31, 2017 - 10:00 AM

VERNON - The Vernon and District Shelter would like to introduce you to a cat as sweet as her namesake.
Internal government emails reveal frustration behind unauthorized fire lookout construction
December 28, 2017 - 6:30 PM

SICAMOUS - We still don’t know how things will turn out for a rebuilt fire lookout in the Shuswap, but thanks to a Freedom of Information request, we know a little more about how the controversy started.
Another case of meningococcal disease confirmed within Interior Health region
December 28, 2017 - 4:48 PM

OKANAGAN - The Interior Health Authority has confirmed another case of meningococcal disease.
Vernon shelters scrambling to keep up with unprecedented demand
December 28, 2017 - 4:00 PM

VERNON - Shelters in Vernon have asked the province for more sleeping mats to help accommodate an unprecedented number of homeless individuals this winter.
Snow will end by New Year's Eve in Okanagan, but it will still be cold
December 28, 2017 - 10:45 AM

OKANAGAN - Plan for lots of fresh snow in the Okanagan over the news few days before the sun comes out on New Year's Eve in the Okanagan.
Best Christmas ever for Vernon's newest millionaire
December 27, 2017 - 3:43 PM

VERNON - A 32-year-old Vernon man says his million-dollar lotto win is the best Christmas gift he's ever gotten.
Here's what's happening in Vernon for New Year's Eve
December 27, 2017 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - From the annual torchlight parade at Silver Star to high-end parties, there’s something for everyone this New Year’s Eve in Vernon.
Vernon resident forced out by early morning house fire
December 27, 2017 - 11:38 AM

VERNON - Alert neighbours banged on the door of a Vernon man’s home early this morning to warn him that his house was on fire.
Medical services premiums to be cut by half in January
December 27, 2017 - 10:13 AM

VICTORIA - The Province of British Columbia takes an initial step towards the elimination of medical services plan fees with a cut to the premium to start the new year.
"It's just stuff," man says after tiny home destroyed by fire in North Okanagan
December 26, 2017 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - A North Okanagan man is keeping a positive attitude after the tiny home he built went up in flames just a few days before Christmas.
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ALBAS: On taxpayers compensating Kinder Morgan
OPINION If you have been following the subject of the Trans Mountain pipeline project this week, it has taken yet another confusing turn. On Wednesday the Trudeau Liberal Government announced that it would use t