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VICTORIA (Staff) — A 6.5-month-old golden retriever puppy, now named Air Bud, was surrendered to the BC SPCA qathet Community Animal Centre with severe wounds requiring urgent care.
Plans for a three-storey, 60-unit apartment building on Clement Avenue received city councilѻý approval on Monday.
Work on a linear park along Mill Creek can continue to proceed after council approved a draft plan on Monday.
A high-end boat stolen more than two years ago in Alberta has been recovered by RCMP officers patrolling Okanagan Lake.
A series of research projects by the City of ѻý and UBC Okanagan will be completed over the next 14 months, council heard on Monday.
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Community members have until July 13 to offer input on the future designs of Aurora Park and Rutland Lions Park. Residents are encouraged to have their voice heard by completing an online survey where they can share their preferences and priorities for the sites.
The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP are investigating a collision that claimed the life of one person Monday night on Highway 97.
Seven homes near a wildfire in Ellison remained on evacuation order overnight.
On Saturday, July 5 at 11:30 a.m., a14-year old Vernon boy was reported missing ny police.
A ѻý man has been charged with second-degree murder after attacking two women with a weapon on Friday.
A ѻý fruit packer wants to feed the country.
A Vernon man convicted of using a Bobcat loader to push a homeless couple off his property lost his appeal.
Stephen Fuhr used to fly planes as a decorated pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force and heѻý looking forward to being the man in charge of buying planes for the Canadian military.
On Friday, July 4, 2025 at 12:54 p.m. the ѻý RCMP responded to a report of a motor vehicle incident and subsequent assault in the 1900-block of Enterprise Way.
(Staff) — The charity group 100 Women Who Care ѻý has donated $9,150 to Helenѻý Acres, a local non-profit farm working to tackle food insecurity in the Central Okanagan.
Construction is moving quickly and traffic a little more slowly at the KLO Bridge replacement project. The new bridge to go across Mission Creek is on time and on budget so far, the City of ѻý reports. The project includes a roundabout and a new path under the bridge for the Mission Cre…
Splatsin Development Corporation is currently carrying out essential rail trail maintenance along the section of the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail corridor from Enderby to the Rosemond Lake bridge.
ѻý-based non-profit organizations have until July 15 to apply for property tax exemptions.
An aggressive brush fire was put down by West ѻý Fire Rescue Wednesday night.
A total of 872 golf balls will be dropped from a helicopter at the third annual YLW Helicopter Ball Drop on Thursday.
West ѻýѻý old parks building is being leased to Central Okanagan Public Schools.
An online auction will support the YMCA of Southern Interior BC.
Okanagan College continues to offer flexible, career-focused programs designed to prepare students for long-term success—and with the return of the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant in 2025, learners have even more incentive to take the next step in their education.
A ѻý man convicted on four counts of assaulting his ex-wife was sentenced to 33 months in jail.
On Saturday, June 28 at approximately 2:40 p.m., the ѻý Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 3500 block of Casorso Road. Flames were visible coming from the roof of a two-story home when crews arrived.
Karen Barrow, winner of the 2024 Whistler Independent Book Award for Fiction, will be signing copies of her debut novel, Palmyra, at Indigo in Orchard Park on Saturday, July 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Interior Health has confirmed additional cases of measles in several Interior communities, including Kamloops, ѻý, Salmon Arm, and the Nelson area.
Some 25 years after the idea was conceived, cyclists and pedestrians can now travel between West ѻý and Peachland without risking injury on Highway 97, thanks to the Peachland to West ѻý Multi-Use Trail, which celebrated its grand opening.
Canada Day revellers in ѻý can make a wish upon a tree, get their name written in different languages, and choose from two dozen types of food.
WARFIELD — On Thursday, June 26, 2025, at approximately 8:00 a.m., Trail and Greater RCMP executed a Criminal Code search warrant on a property located in Warfield, ѻý
The City Vernonѻý statement of financial information for elected officials was among the lowest in the valley.
Embattled Interior Health president Susan Brown, facing criticism for the shutdown of the pediatric unit at ѻý General Hospital, has been replaced ahead of her scheduled retirement at yearѻý end.
Polo isn’t just for kings anymore, and hasn’t been for a long time, organizers of a big ѻý tournament say.
A purpose-built swimming venue is planned for the northwest corner of City Park in ѻý.
A memorial to the victims of ѻýѻý crane collapse will be officially opened on the fourth anniversary of the tragedy.
A potential next generation of lifesavers practiced their skills with professional firefighters at ѻý Fire Department Station 1, as students in Rutland Senior Secondaryѻý Fire Academy program wrapped up their year.
We knew where we were going, we knew how to get there, and we knew when we arrived.Still, it was nice to be welcomed.And so we were, though the greeting was extended by a place I’d never heard of: Blue Sky City.Formerly, ’Heart of the New West’, ‘The westѻý most progressive industrial cen…
A prominent businessman who helped lead the Westside to incorporation rather than amalgamation with ѻý has died.
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The RCMP has become a local ally in the battle over the Penticton Shooting Sports Range.
The first case of measles in the Interior this year has been confirmed by Interior Health.
Defections and internal squabbles are just “speed bumps” on the BC Conservatives path to a future election victory, ѻý Mission MLA Gavin Dew says.
ѻý city councillor Ron Cannan made $3,000 less than most of his colleagues last year because of his decision to reject a wage increase.
The ranks of city employees making more than $75,000 increased by 105 last year.
The homeless in West ѻý are home-grown, a new survey suggests.
The rebuilding of a long section of ѻýѻý downtown waterfront is a daunting project for construction companies, city councillors heard this week.
A man was arrested in downtown ѻý Monday after being stopped while operating an electric scooter while under the influence of alcohol.
Another ѻý couple says they were listed as no-shows by an airline after being denied the ability to board their flight, in a trend that an airline passenger rights advocate calls “very troubling.”
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This video shows an off-duty ѻý RCMP officer going to the aid of a colleague who was having difficulty arresting a suspect. The video was filmed by the off-dutry officer's wife.
ѻý Car & Bike Show on May 29, 2022. This was a well attended event at Rutland Lionѻý Park. Join artist Terry Leonard as he searches for new subjects. This is part 3 of his Triple A Car Show and Brewery Tour 2022 https://www.wheelsinart.com/triple-a-car-show-brewey-2022-tour-calendar/