Service BC will test expanded office hours at its Vernon location in response to requests from local residents.

Okanagan Shuswap District Natural Resource Officers are asking for the public’s help in finding the person or persons responsible for tampering with culverts at Dale Lake, causing a debris flood down Cooke Creek east of Enderby in May 2014.

The Province of B.C. has announced the three communities chosen to host the 55+ BC Games in 2017 through to 2019. These cities were successful in their bids following a process conducted by the BC Senior Games Society that determined the winners from a total of six submissions.

Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux and Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster met with officials from the regional Interagency Case Assessment Team (ICAT), which supports the Vernon community and surrounding area in dealing with highest-risk domestic violence cases.

The provincial government’s recent purchase of the Journey Inn Motel will help to increase the availability of affordable housing in Vernon.

The public is advised that the Scotch Creek Forest Service Road will be temporarily closed from Monday, Aug. 17 to Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, due to road work.

At least four people will get work experience helping the Vernon area improve its food security, thanks to more than $50,000 in provincial Job Creation Partnership funding that is benefitting two separate community organizations.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of two women who died as a result of a motor vehicle collision in Vernon on July 11, 2015.