(as of August 5 @ 4:45pm)
The City of Vernon ESS Reception Centre will be extending its hours of registration until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 5, 2021. This is a temporary change of operation for the Centre.
The Reception Centre is doing its utmost to assist evacuees. The Centre has extended hours…
As the wildfire situation continues to evolve in the North Okanagan, the City of Vernon has received several requests for information about how to better prepare for the possibility of an emergency. This is an important question for all residents and visitors to consider, regardless of where they…
(as of August 5, 4:55pm)
The City of Vernon has temporarily closed to the public the former Kin Race Track and connecting lands behind Kal Tire Place.
The area, located at 3501 43rd Avenue, is being used as a camp and base of operations for approximately 200 firefighters and support staff…
A drainage rehabilitation project is underway at the BX Creek Crossing on 42nd Avenue, between 32nd Street (HWY 97) and 33rd Street.
The project will address approximately 21m of deteriorating storm culvert, which has required ongoing emergency works to take place. The work is anticipated to be…
The City of Vernon staff and volunteers continue to assist evacuees displaced by the White Rock Lake Fire (#K61884), and who are being directed to register in Vernon.
The Vernon ESS Reception Centre has extended hours of operation to 7 p.m. Thursday, August 5th and will reopen at 9:30…
The City of Vernon is seeking to recruit and train additional volunteers to assist with the Emergency Support Services (ESS) program and its current reception centre operations.
The Vernon ESS Reception Centre is welcoming residents who have been evacuated due to the White Rock Lake wildfire, and…
Residents in the Alexis Park area may notice an increased amount of activity behind Kal Tire Place as the BC Wildfire Service establishes a fire camp on the former Kin Race Track lands.
The North Okanagan Complex fire camp will be a base of operations for approximately 200 firefighters and support…
(as of August 3 @ 4:00 p.m.)
The City of Vernon ESS Reception Centre continues to receive residents who are being evacuated due to the White Rock Lake Fire (#K61884) and are being directed to register in Vernon.
The Reception Centre is assessing and adjusting its operations, as necessary, to…
(as of August 2 at 7:00 p.m.)
The City of Vernon ESS Reception Centre continues to receive residents who are being evacuated due to the White Rock Lake Fire (#K61884) and are being directed to register in Vernon.
The Reception Centre is located at the Dogwood Gym in the Vernon Recreation Centre (…
(as of August 1 at 10:30 p.m.)
The City of Vernon Emergency Support Services (ESS) Reception Centre is set up to receive residents who are being evacuated due to the White Rock Lake Fire (#K61884) and are being directed to register in Vernon.
The Reception Centre is located at the Dogwood Gym in…
