It has never been easy for Krystal Holland to find work. She faces multiple barriers to employment that have made finding a suitable job difficult for her.

The BC Wildfire Service will be conducting six prescribed burns in the Vernon area from Sept. 8-9, 2016. None of these controlled fires will be larger than 10 metres by 10 metres, but smoke may be visible from Vernon, Highway 97, Highway 97a and Highway 6.

The public is advised that the Scotch Creek Forest Service Road will be temporarily closed at the nine-kilometre mark from Monday, July 18 to Friday July 22, 2016, to allow for road upgrades.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a single motor vehicle incident in Vernon on June 1, 2016.

Students and teachers at all schools in the Vernon School District, including Lumby, Coldstream and Cherryville, will benefit from innovative learning concepts being put into action thanks to 15 new K-12 Innovation Partnership projects.

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.

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.