The following information has been provided by BC Transit.
Improvements to the 90 UBCO/Vernon bus route will be in place on Monday, September 28*, 2020. Two significant changes for this upcoming service change include the route 90 no longer circling the Oyama Isthmus, and, while heading south on…
The City of Vernon is pleased to announce it has been selected as a winner of a 2020 Sustainable Communities Award for exceptional work in the Asset Management category. The awards honour and celebrate the most innovative environmental initiatives in cities and communities across Canada.
“It is a…
The City would like to advise motorists there will be single-lane alternating traffic along a portion of Tronson Road tomorrow (September 11) while crews decommission a portion of water main infrastructure.
The work will be done in the 7200 block of Tronson Road, and will take place between 7:30 a.…
Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) would like to advise the public that a portion of Okanagan Landing Road (between Bench Road and Longacre Drive) is closed due to a natural gas leak.
There is no immediate danger to the public and FortisBC is on scene to assess and repair the line. Motorists and…
The City would like to advise motorists there will be single-lane alternating traffic along a portion of Silver Star Road tomorrow (September 9) while crews install a new sanitary utility service.
The work will be done in the 5200 block of Silver Star Road, and will take place between 7:30 a.m. and…
UPDATE: As of Sept 7 @ 4:20 p.m.
The following information has been provided by the BC Wildfire Service.
The BC Wildfire Service is responding to the Westridge Road (K41637) wildfire approximately 9.5 kilometres south of Vernon on Highway 97. The fire is currently estimated to be 35 hectares in…
The 4000 Block of Pleasant Valley Road (from 20th St to 41st Ave) will be closed to motorists from Tuesday September 8 to September 30, 2020 to perform a storm main extension for the BC Housing project at 4005 Pleasant Valley Road. Motorists will be detoured to 20th Street and 43rd Ave but…
Residents and visitors in the Vernon area are being reminded to remain vigilant and be fire smart as we enter the last long weekend of summer and another bout of hot, sunny weather.
Today (September 3), BC Wildfire Service reminded citizens across the province that fire season continues, and we…
The City of Vernon would like to advise motorists and pedestrians that Traffic Signal Technicians will be pressure washing all City owned traffic signalized intersections and pedestrian crosswalk signals throughout this month.
The work will begin Tuesday, September 8 and will take approximately…
The Folks on Spokes (FOS) Clean Crew has returned to duty in Downtown Vernon, thanks to a grant from the Community Action Initiative (CAI), along with support from the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, and the Overdose Emergency Response Centre.
The funding, provided through the Community…
