The City of Vernon will be completing sewer construction in Bella Vista Road between Sunnyview Road and Orchard Hill Road starting August 7 and continuing for several weeks. The work is part of the Okanagan Landing Sewer Extension project that started late last year.
Traffic control will be in…
The City of Vernon’s new app will help you keep up-to-date on news, events, meetings, classes, workshops and recreational opportunities.
“The Vernon Connect app is free, easy to use, and people will find the events calendar useful for planning activities,” said Nick Nilsen, Communications Officer…
Potential candidates in the October 20, 2018 local election are now able to pick up nomination documents for the offices of Mayor (one vacancy) and Councillor (six vacancies) from Vernon City Hall.
Nomination papers must be filed between 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 4, and 4 p.m. on Friday,…
Despite your initial reaction, government is not a four letter word. Too often, we criticize it and complain about it as if it were the enemy. Federal and provincial partisan governments get lumped in with local government often leaving a sour taste in people’s mouth.
But your local government is…
A minor break in a water line occurred on Saturday, July 28 at 3 p.m. at the Vernon Aquatic Centre. The break was located in the chlorination room. Due to this, the chlorine detection sensors activated an alarm.
Although no chlorine was involved, the staff followed established safety procedures and…
Vernon City Council at the regular meeting on Monday, July 23, 2018 voted to support many of the recommendations of the Activate Safety Task Force.
The Activate Safety Task Force is composed of stakeholders engaged in a process to address issues related to the impacts of homelessness, addictions,…
Effective at noon on Thursday, July 26, 2018, campfires are prohibited within the City of Vernon.
The recent hot and dry conditions in the region are expected to continue and fire danger ratings within the City of Vernon are now “moderate” to “high”. The ban is issued to help prevent human-caused…
The water man break that occurred on Kokanee Road in the Sunshine Properties neighbourhood has been repaired; however, Utilities construction crews have identified another leak on Kokanee Road.
The road will remain closed until the leak has been repaired which will most likely be tomorrow, Friday…
A water main break has occurred in the Sunset Properties area near the intersection of Kokanee Road and Chinook Road. City of Vernon crews are on site working to resolve the issue and will have it fixed as soon as possible.
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City of Vernon Council today supported the first step to creating a new small lot residential neighbourhood to be named the Highlands of East Hill.
Vernon Reservoir Developments Ltd. is proposing to develop the 20-acre site located at 901 39 Avenue. The proposed neighbourhood includes a variety of…
