The Vernon Emergency Social Services (ESS) reception centre located at the Dogwood Gym in the Vernon Recreation Centre has been demobilized at the request of Emergency Management British Columbia. In addition, the group lodging facilities at the Vernon Curling Rink and the Civic Arena have also…
The intersection of 30 Street and 29 Avenue will be closed Thursday, August 31, until late Friday, September 1, to complete a water main connection. Detours will be in effect for the area. Your patience while this work is completed is appreciated.
Construction on 30 Street will continue between 32 Avenue and 34 Avenue beginning the week of September 5 and continuing until late October.
The project is part of the City’s investment in Vernon’s infrastructure and includes road reconstruction, a new multi-use path, new street lights and…
Kalamalka Rotary Club has invested in Vernon’s youth by providing a grant worth $25,000 to the City of Vernon for the development of a bike skills park that is being constructed in Becker Park this year. On hand to present the cheque to Mayor Akbal Mund were Brian Reid, Kalamalka Rotary Club past…
Free public transit will be available in Vernon during the RespectFEST 2017 Multicultural Festival on September 23. The festival will take place in downtown Vernon at the Civic Plaza and Spirit Square, and will include performances, singing, dancing, and food vendors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The City…
Work on the Vernon Curling Rink parking lot is wrapping up on time and on budget. The curling rink parking lot was badly deteriorated and has been under construction since mid-July.
The overall project included the replacement of the blacktop surface and substrate, the replacement of sidewalks on…
The City of Vernon, working in conjunction with Foothills Development Ltd, has initiated a zoning boundary adjustment in the Foothills Neighbourhood for areas near Blackcomb Way, Baldy Place and the water reservoir site on Foothills Drive. Zoning boundaries are proposed to be adjusted to refine…
A plan for the progression of sewer service implementation in the Okanagan Landing area was approved by Council on August 14. The plan will allow servicing of several priority areas starting as early as 2018, contingent upon successful local service petitioning, with the remaining areas to follow…
Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of 20 Street and 58 Avenue will begin August 15 and continue until September 30. The intersection will be closed to traffic with the exception of transit and emergency vehicles. Please plan alternate routes and obey all signage.
Vernon City Council endorsed a bylaw on August 14 that requires temporary shelters in City parks to be dismantled between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. This bylaw is consistent with the Supreme Court of B.C. ruling that states municipalities are legally required to allow homeless individuals to sleep overnight…
