People in the Vernon area struggling with substance use and mental health challenges will soon have access to eight publicly funded treatment spaces t.
Vernon's mayor is praising residents for their actions during what have been difficult times for everyone.Victor Cumming issued a statement late Frida.
Feb 8, 2021 12:06 AM Russ Byth
Get ready for an Arctic blast to hit the valley this week. Environment Canada says temperatures over Interior regions will be 10 to 20 degrees below the seasonal average. That means overnight lows at, or below minus-20 by mid-week and daytime highs not much warmer than minus-10.
If you’re going to disobey the quarantine rules, don’t be an idiot and go out speeding. A driver near Whistler, was pulled over for speeding, but then police found out that he had returned home from abroad only 9 days earlier and was supposed to be self isolating. For his troubles the driver got fines totalling $1,150 for Public Health violations, and a speeding ticket.
Median barriers will be added on several parts of the Highway 97 system in the Okanagan this year.The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure st.
Share to Feb 8, 2021 10:37 AM Pete McIntyre
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue were called out Sunday afternoon to locate and help two motorists who got stranded while driving on James Lake Forest Service Road.
“They were first located by a man snowmobiling in the area. The motorists asked the snowmobiler to contact a family member for assistance. That family member was unable to assist, so the RCMP was contacted and then RCMP asked COSAR to extract them before nightfall,” a news release from COSAR stated.
A team was deployed by snowmobile to find the motorists and bring them out, and when they were found, a 4×4 off-road club who happened to be in the area, were helping to get the subjects unstuck and turned around.