history

An unassuming plot of land off of Alexis Park Drive is all that remains of…

With the cooler weather setting in, hockey season is only just around the corner. The…

On Sept. 18, 1914, the Vernon Internment Camp opened on the site of what is…

Content Warning: This article contains mentions of alcohol and alcohol consumption. The Vernon Hotel bar…

In the afternoon of October 31, 1971, more than 100 people turned out, including the…

Vernon in the summer of 1908. This past June, dozens of records were set in…

One of Vernon’s hidden gems is the Okanagan Landing Stationhouse Museum, located in Paddlewheel Park.…

This week’s Heritage Field Trip was to be to the Fintry Estate & Manor. Located…

Cornelius O’Keefe arrived at the head of Okanagan Lake in 1867, with his partners Thomas…

The K’nmaĺka? Sәnqâĺtәn Garden is situated on the Traditional and Unceded territories of the Syilx…

In 1940, Hugh and Grace Mackie purchased a house at 7804 Kidston Road and turned…

An exciting temporary exhibit by the Vernon Cadet Camp Museum explores the history of the…

The Allan Brooks Nature Centre, perched on a grassy knoll overlooking Vernon, memorializes a conservationist…

Hwistesmexe’qen, known more commonly as N’Kwala or Nicola, was a 19th-century Indigenous leader who exemplified…

Content warning: The following story contains difficult subject matter, including a residential school experience. Please…

Vernon’s COVID-19 vaccination program is well-underway, with more than half of North Okanagan adults having…

Near the entrance to the Vernon Recreation Centre, a humble plaque in the shade of…

In September of 1862, the S.S. Tynemouth arrived in Victoria to the great excitement of…