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Okanagan Rail Trail completes $7.8-million fundraising goal
VERNON – The final stage of fundraising $7.8-million to complete the Okanagan Rail Trail has…
Vernon family has a lucky escape when a neighbour discovers their house is on fire
VERNON – Brandon Colvin awoke at 6 a.m. yesterday to the sound of someone furiously…
Vernon shopping cart ban seen as ‘unkind’ by city’s homeless
VERNON – Rochelle Nelson lives rough on the streets in Vernon. At age 40, she…
More needle drop boxes heading to Vernon
VERNON – Two large needle drop boxes scheduled to be installed in Polson Park in…
Dangling upside down in a car in the North Okanagan, and no answer from 911
VERNON – Dangling upside down in the passenger seat of a friends vehicle, in a…
Salmon Arm father’s sandcastles are metaphors for life
SALMON ARM – In 2015, Marc Dansereau had a trailer of sand delivered to his…
Report shows rise in Vernon’s most commonly reported crimes
VERNON – The latest crime numbers released by the Vernon RCMP show a rise in…
Fall from North Okanagan waterfall prompts warning about dangerous selfies
VERNON – The selfie snapper who fell 150-foot down a waterfall at the waterfalls in…
Vernon’s new council will receive pay increase
VERNON – Vernon city council have approved a pay raise that will come into place…
Expenses predicted to cost Vernon an extra $1.7 million next year
VERNON – Dipping into an RCMP reserve fund was one suggestion by city staff to…
Interior air quality is very poor but not comparable to big city smog
It may look bad, and there can be health concerns, but according to the B.C.…
Needle drop box installed in front of Vernon home was in the ‘wrong spot’
VERNON – Within hours of the city installing its first 24-hour needle drop box plans…
Court told Vernon man’s child exploitation crime’s ‘difficult to hear’
VERNON – A Vernon man found guilty of committing multiple child pornography related cyber crimes…
North Okanagan man launches needle buyback scheme from back of minivan
VERNON – Inspired by a similar initiative in Kamloops, a Spallumcheen resident has launched a…
Vernon mom comes close to death after living room birth
'SOMETIMES WE FORGET THE RISK THAT WE'RE TAKING.' VERNON – Ashley Stevenson went to the…