Silver Star Freestyle develops year-round training centre with $250K federal boost
Silver Star Freestyle is developing an off-season ski and snowboard training facility at SilverStar Mountain Resort, aimed at giving athletes in the North Okanagan access to specialized aerial training without travelling to facilities elsewhere in Canada or the United States.
Vernon strata ordered to pay owners $44,800 after court finds they were unfairly singled out
A Vernon strata has been ordered to pay two owners $44,800 after a B.C. Supreme Court judge found they were unfairly singled out during a years-long dispute over rooftop planters and irrigation.
Woman arrested after newspaper box allegedly set on fire at Vernon’s Kin Beach
A 35-year-old Vernon woman was arrested Monday after a newspaper box was allegedly set on fire at Kin Beach, according to Vernon North Okanagan RCMP.
No Boundary projects listed as West Kootenay and Okanagan receive $37.4M
No Boundary-based recipient appears on the approved list for a new round of federal infrastructure funding, while communities and regional organizations elsewhere in the Southern Interior will receive more than $37.39 million.
Vernon receives $3 million for Kalamalka Lake Road improvements
The City of Vernon will receive $3 million in federal infrastructure funding for transportation and safety improvements along Kalamalka Lake Road.
The project is expected to improve connections between East Hill, the Okanagan Rail Trail and businesses at the Shops at Polson. Planned work includes changes to the road layout, upgraded crossings and improvements to the area’s multi-use path network.
Reclaimed water connection expands irrigation supply for North Okanagan farms
A temporary connection between two North Okanagan water systems will provide reclaimed water to agricultural properties facing continued drought conditions.
The City of Vernon and Regional District of North Okanagan have connected Vernon’s reclaimed water system to the regional district’s non-potable irrigation network serving the Bella Vista and West Swan Lake area.