Motorists traveling down 31st Street may need to take a small detour this week. A portion of 31st Street will be closed between 48th Avenue and 43rd Avenue, starting tomorrow (Tuesday). The road is expected to reopen Friday.
Crews will be flushing and conducting CCTV work on the sanitary trunk main…
The City of Vernon has released a new video to discuss the importance of stormwater management and highlight some of the initiatives occurring across Vernon and the North Okanagan.
“Stormwater is the name given to rain and melted snow when it flows along the ground,” said Kirn Dhillon, Manager,…
The City of Vernon is currently upgrading the sanitary sewer infrastructure in 25th Avenue and Highway 6, between 28th Avenue and the Vernon Water Reclamation Centre.
The final phase of construction is now underway, which requires a road closure and detour along 25th Avenue, from Hwy 97 to 28th…
The first bout of the winter season has arrived in the North Okanagan, with Environment Canada forecasting snowfall for the rest of today (Friday) and overnight. With this, it is time to adjust our habits to meet winter conditions.
The City of Vernon asks motorists to please slow down, give…
Motorists traveling down 25th Street may need to take a small detour next week. A portion of 25th Street will be closed between 41st Avenue and 42nd Avenue, starting Wednesday, October 28. The road is expected to reopen November 3.
Crews will be upgrading underground utility works, and will be in…
On Sunday, October 18, the Vernon Aquatic Centre was reopened to the public, following a lengthy closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic and direction of the Provincial Health Officer. During the closure, a number of major maintenance projects were completed, including the installation of a new water…
Traffic on Highway 97 (32nd Street, between 39th and 41st Avenues) has been reduced to single lane in both directions, as firefighters respond to a fully involved structure fire.
The fire broke out in a two-story single family residence on the corner of 32nd Street and 39th Avenue early Wednesday…
(as of 1:15 p.m.)
Firefighters have contained a fire that took place in a boarded up, two-storey house on the corner of Highway 97 (32nd Street) and 39th Avenue Wednesday morning.
Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) was called to a report of a structure fire at approximately 7:30 a.m. Upon arrival,…
Motorists traveling down 28th Street may need to take a brief detour tomorrow (October 22), as City crews upgrade a water utility.
The work will require a one-day closure on 28th Street, between 41st and 39th Avenues, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The area will be accessible to local traffic only.…
Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) is continuing wildland fuel management efforts to reduce the risk of serious wildfire in the wildland urban interface (WUI) across Vernon. Over the next month, fuel management work will be taking place along the Eastside Road area, south of Harbour Heights Road.
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