Community inspiration draws provincial honour for North Okanagan pair

Mariel (cʕ̓ n̓ ̓cʕ̓ a̓ n̓) Belanger, Don Blakely honoured with BC Achievement Foundation Community Awards

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Vernon bans overnight camping at neighbourhood park following residents' campaign
Vernon City Council has moved to ban overnight camping at a small, neighborhood park after a campaign by local residents highlighted growing safety concerns and hazardous debris at the site from overnight camping.
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Vernon | Vernon bans overnight camping at neighborhood park following residents' campaign | CBC News

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Vernon bans overnight camping at neighborhood park following residents' campaign | CBC News

Vernon City Council has moved to ban overnight camping at a small, neighborhood park after a campaign by local residents highlighted growing safety concerns and hazardous debris at the site from overnight camping.

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B.C. Conservative leadership candidate back in Vernon

Peter Milobar took questions at the Vernon Elks Lodge

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Vernon | No ongoing public safety threat after grizzly bear attacks man in Vanderhoof, B.C.

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No ongoing public safety threat after grizzly bear attacks man in Vanderhoof, B.C.

VANDERHOOF — A man who encountered a grizzly while walking on his own property in central B.C., escaped with a leg injury after scrambling under a barbed-wire fence. The provincial Conservation Officer Service says they responded to the attack on the ...

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#EAS #WEA for Juneau, #WI; #Vernon, #WI: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 6:00 PM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS La Crosse WI

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Vernon | Labour complaint filed by union representing workers at B.C. Interior ferry service

https://vernonmatters.ca/2026/04/14/labour-complaint-filed-by-union-representing-workers-at-b-c-interior-ferry-service/

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Labour complaint filed by union representing workers at B.C. Interior ferry service

BURNABY — The union representing workers at the Kootenay Lake Ferry in B.C.'s Interior has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against the operator of the service. The BC General Employees' Union says in a news release that Western Pacific Marine...

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#EAS #WEA for Monroe, #WI; #Vernon, #WI: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 5:45 PM CDT for DESTRUCTIVE baseball size hail. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Source: NWS La Crosse WI

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Vernon | B.C.’s growth minister says Iran war tightens fertilizer, fuel and pharma supplies

https://vernonmatters.ca/2026/04/14/b-c-s-growth-minister-says-iran-war-tightens-fertilizer-fuel-and-pharma-supplies/

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B.C.’s growth minister says Iran war tightens fertilizer, fuel and pharma supplies

VICTORIA — The American war with Iran isn't just a problem at the gas pump — B.C.'s minister of economic growth says fertilizer and pharmaceutical ingredients could also be in short supply. Ravi Kahlon says the federal government's move to suspend som...

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Vernon | Man wanted in B.C. drug-ring case arrested in Germany, returned to Canada

https://vernonmatters.ca/2026/04/14/man-wanted-in-b-c-drug-ring-case-arrested-in-germany-returned-to-canada/

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Man wanted in B.C. drug-ring case arrested in Germany, returned to Canada

SURREY — A man has been arrested and extradited back to Canada from Germany after a four-year police investigation uncovered an alleged dark-web trafficking ring that distributed counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. A statement from the RCMP's Pacifi...

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