The City of Vernon will be completing annual ditch maintenance on Tronson Rd, Bella Vista Rd and surrounding areas over the next six weeks. Ditch maintenance involves the excavation and removal of built-up material in ditch lines and is required to ensure proper roadway drainage and to reduce the…
Starting July 16, Vernon RCMP volunteers conducting vessel safety checks at Paddlewheel Park boat launch will also be checking vessels for invasive quagga and zebra mussels.
As of December 2012, B.C. law requires that no zebra or quagga mussel, alive or dead, be present on boats or related…
Mayor and Council received the quarterly update today on Economic Development and Tourism activity. According to the update, as of the end of June, the City of Vernon has issued $88.8 million in building permits—up from $44.3 million at the same time last year.
“This is shaping up to be one of the…
The City of Vernon will be issuing a new Request for Proposals (RFP) to create and install three Vernon gateway signs after the initial competitive bid process resulted in only one quote that was almost four times the approved project budget.
The gateway sign project was initiated by Vernon Council…
At its Regular Meeting of July 11, 2016, Vernon City Council endorsed a declaration recognizing that people have the right to clean air, clean water, safe and healthy food and access to nature. The declaration also states that people should know about pollutants in the environment and be able to…
The City will be installing a picnic table this year in Hidden Park, located at 3407 33 Avenue. This is just one of the many improvements underway in Vernon parks that are guided by the City’s Parks Master Plan.
Prior to the development of more improvements for Hidden Park, an environmental…
The City of Vernon will be issuing a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI) for public engagement web tools as part of the City’s Public Participation (P2) Strategy.
The P2 strategy was identified as a priority in Council’s Strategic Plan 2015-2018, and was developed using best practices from…
Vernon cyclists joined the Bike to Work and School Week in record numbers, and one Vernon participant won a 14-day cycling adventure in Vietnam from Bike to Work BC.
During Bike to School and Work Week, 995 total cyclists participated, including 280 cyclists who were new to biking to work or school…
Fifty-six bus stops are being removed and five others are being relocated as part of an effort to improve the efficiency of the BC Transit system in Vernon. City staff have been working with the transit service operators to review spacing and locations of the 300 existing bus stops on certain…
Crews from Postill Nixon Earthworks will be installing new water service on private property) on the 3100 block of 32 Ave on July 5 from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Intermittent lane closures and full sidewalk closures are expected in the right westbound lane on 32 Ave.
The City of Vernon will be working in…
