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.

Traditional singing, dancing and cultural performances are taking place at W.L. Seaton Secondary school this evening to celebrate the first Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement (AEEA) for the Vernon school district (SD 22).

More than 50 Aboriginal workers will train for careers as heavy equipment operators through a Community and Employer Partnership between the B.C. government and the Southern Interior Construction Association, worth nearly $1.4 million.

A series of ecosystem restoration burns is being planned for the Satellite Hill and South Fork areas east of Vernon.

Young people considering what skills they will need for tomorrow's in-demand occupations will have an opportunity for interactive, hands-on experience at WorkBC's Find Your Fit tour at W.L. Seaton Secondary school.

A prescribed burning program is being planned in the South Fork area east of Vernon between Sept. 17 and Oct. 31, 2014, weather conditions permitting.