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New Addition To Kal Beach
Rotary Celebrates 90 Years with Final Touches on Kalamalka Lake Pier The new pier at Kalamalka Beach is nearly complete, with just a few...


Record Early Turnout at Advance Polls
Record Early Turnout Nationally at Advance Polls, But Frustration Over Long Wait Times April 20, 2025: Elections Canada reports that...


RCMP Seek Public's Help in Vernon Shooting Investigation
Vernon, B.C., April 19, 2025: Police are appealing to the public for help as they continue investigating a shooting in Vernon that left...


Avalanche Risk High in BC
The atmospheric river from Hawaii hitting BC is causing significant mountain snowmelt with minimal snowfall. With the warmer weather...

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Jan 29, 20241 min read


Satellite Communication Speeds Rescue
Vernon Search and Rescue (VSAR) successfully rescued two lost snowmobilers east of Enderby in Hunter Range. VSAR received assistance from...

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Jan 29, 20241 min read


Serious Accident on Highway 97 at Monte Lake
January 16 9:47: 911 operators received reports of a serious MVI possibly involving multiple vehicles and entrapment on Highway 97 near...

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Jan 16, 20241 min read


Downtown Vernon Apartment Fire Reaches 3 Alarms
On Saturday evening, around 7 PM, Vernon Fire Rescue responded to reports of a mattress fire in a multi-dwelling building located in...

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Jan 13, 20241 min read


Highway 6 through Coldstream Closed After Motor Vehicle Accident
Once again, an accident has closed Highway 6 through Coldstream. Approximately at 8:45 AM, emergency responders from Coldstream and...

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Dec 15, 20231 min read


Pair Seek Shelter In Vernon Self Storage Unit.
BX Swan Lake Fire Rescue was dispatched to a Vernon Self Storage business after reports two people had been trapped in one of the units...

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Dec 9, 20231 min read


Alleged Vernon Gun-Toting Suspect Still at Large
Alleged Gun-Toting Suspect Still at Large: Public Assistance Needed in Vernon Incident. Vernon RCMP are seeking public assistance in...

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Dec 6, 20232 min read


Winter Has Arrived in the North Okanagan!
Attention Skiers: Good news, winter enthusiasts! Local roads and ski hills in the North Okanagan region are blanketed with snow,...

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Dec 2, 20232 min read


Vernon, Coldstream Reach Deal For Recreation Service
11th Hour Deal Hammered Out December 1st, 2023: In a last-minute agreement on December 1, 2023, the City of Vernon, District of...

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Dec 1, 20231 min read


Highway 3 Rock Slide Closes Road Between Keremeos and Princeton
Breaking News: Rock Slide Forces Closure of Highway 3 in Okanagan-Shuswap Region, Properties Evacuated November 6, 2023: Keremeos, BC -...

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Nov 6, 20231 min read


Reports multiple people transported to Kelowna Hospital from Backcountry
Update January 24, 2023 Of the 4 victims from the 2 avalanches that occurred in the Monashee Mountain Range, South of Revelstoke, 2 have...

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Jan 23, 20231 min read


Tragedy Strikes the Nelson Police Force
January 10 2023: Two Officers from the Nelson BC Police department were caught in a deadly avalanche 60km North of the city around noon...

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Jan 10, 20231 min read


BC Housing Sales Down Over 30% from 2021
BC residential sales dropped over 50 percent from their peak in the month of November 2021 compared to November 2022 according to the BC...

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Dec 16, 20221 min read


Illicit Drugs Decriminalized in British Columbia
This is not the legalization of illicit drugs: Federal Minister Bennett Canadian Federal Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and...

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Jun 1, 20222 min read


Exemption Allows BC Travelers to Drive Through Washington State to Get Home
UPDATE : People stranded and prevented from getting home because of washed out BC roads are reporting you should bring proof you've had...

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Nov 18, 20212 min read


BC Declares State of Emergency
November 17, 2021: The B.C. government declared a provincial state of emergency today. The goal is to speed the restoration of...

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Nov 17, 20211 min read


BC Transit Cancels All Bus Service
November 7th: Black ice forced BC transit to cancel all bus s ervices in the Prince George Area until traction sand could be applied to...

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Nov 2, 20211 min read


Coming soon, B.C.'s COVID Vaccine Card:
Premier Horgan has outlined a plan that prohibits anyone who hasn't been vaccinated from entering venues not deemed "essential". Starting...

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Sep 5, 20212 min read


BC Males account for 80% of 1,011 illicit drug deaths in 2021.
Reports of overdose deaths are not new, neither are news items telling of alarming increases in the number of illicit toxic drug...

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Sep 1, 20214 min read


BC's Rules for the 2021-22 School Year
Health and safety measures for the 2021-22 school year Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Education, announced Tuesday morning how British...

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Aug 24, 20212 min read
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