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UPDATE: Thursday, May 22: RCMP has located Louis Leggett. He has been found safe and well. ORIGINAL: Police are seeking the public's help to find missing resident Louis Leggett. Leggett was last seen ...
The blaze is now considered under control and the fire department is clearing the scene. Neighbours who witnessed the start of the fire, believe the incident is arson and claim to recognize the ...
Two years after being sentenced for a conviction of sexual interference of a child, the former chief medical officer of Interior Health Albert Stefanus de Villiers, has surrendered his licence with ...
Thousands of Vernon and area residents were without power Wednesday afternoon. There were four separate outages, all sparked around 12:30 p.m. BC Hydro had crews are on-site and restored the outages ...
The year 1950 was a big one for North Okanagan education. Two schools opened that year – Charles Bloom Secondary, in the Village of Lumby, and Vernon's W.L. Seaton Secondary. Both turn 75 this year.
Old man winter still isn't quite done this spring. According to Environment Canada, wet snow is expected through Tuesday morning (May 20) on four stretches of Okanagan highways, but is estimated to ...
A snapshot of a collection storage room at the Museum and Archives of Vernon shows a space with water pipes running precariously along the ceiling above museum items, risking damage if a pipe were to ...
The Vernon Public Art Gallery has three exhibitions coming this month, which offer a wide spectrum of artistic expression. Emergence is an exhibition showcasing the work of graduating artists from UBC ...
Regardless of the weather, the Falkland Stampede brings out a crowd. The 105th edition of the classic rodeo kicked off on Saturday, May 17, for three days of bucking action. Tie-down roping, bareback, ...
Quick action by the Enderby fire department helped extinguish an RV fire. On Sunday, May 18 morning, crews were called to the Riverside RV Park and Campground in Enderby, where they found a motorhome ...
I’m not sure how the city of Vernon plans to sell this increase to property owners, namely those who pay the freight to keep this city solvent. A plethora of explanations are clustered in the 400-plus ...
As Canadians look to support their country with their dollar amid an ongoing trade war with the U.S., a Vernon distiller who represents the industry provincially is speaking up against so-called ...