News Items tag as: VNMAY2021

RCMP seeking witnesses to serious Vernon assault
May 31, 2021 - 3:51 PM

Vernon RCMP are seeking witnesses to an assault that left a man with serious injuries earlier this month.
Salmon Arm man arrested and baseball bat seized after gun threat call
May 31, 2021 - 2:57 PM

For striking someone with a baseball bat a Salmon Arm man was arrested and now faces charges.
Vernon RCMP respond to firearms incident
May 31, 2021 - 10:46 AM

Vernon RCMP dealt with a potential firearm threat at a Vernon residence this weekend.
Rust Valley Restorers gets green light for 4th season
May 30, 2021 - 10:30 AM

A popular History Channel TV show featuring dudes in the Shuswap restoring classic cars will return for a fourth season.
More than 250 tickets issued during RCMP long weekend traffic campaign in Okanagan
May 27, 2021 - 3:19 PM

RCMP officers handed out more than 250 tickets to drivers in the North and Central Okanagan during a traffic safety initiative over the Victoria Day long weekend.
UPDATE: Missing Cherryville woman located
May 27, 2021 - 1:17 PM

UPDATE: 1:15 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2021
Vernon council sides with province over Penticton homeless shelter controversy
May 25, 2021 - 4:57 PM

The majority of Vernon city council agreed the Province of B.C. had the right to step in and overturn Penticton’s city council’s efforts to close a homeless shelter.
RCMP asking for public's help to find missing Vernon man
May 22, 2021 - 11:18 AM

Vernon police officers are searching for a missing man who has not been seen since Sunday.
B.C.'s police watchdog called to investigate RCMP involvement in fatal crash near Sicamous
May 21, 2021 - 9:53 AM

The province’s police watchdog will be looking into a motor vehicle crash near Sicamous that resulted in a fatality.
Vernon RCMP investigating death of child in 3-storey fall
May 20, 2021 - 9:13 AM

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP is investigating a toddler's death after the child suffered from serious injuries when they fell from a three-storey residential complex.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

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

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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