The City of Vernon would like to provide the following updates as we all work through a cascade of new and evolving information surrounding COVID-19.
“This week has most likely felt overwhelming,” said Mayor Victor Cumming. “The information we’ve been receiving from health authorities and other…
The following information has been provided by BC Transit.
BC Transit, the Province of BC, our local government partners and our local transit staff are continuing to work to ensure we have service on the road for customers that need to get to work, including health care facilities, and going out…
The City of Vernon Community Infrastructure and Development Division would like to assure our residents, businesses and stakeholders that we are still open for business. Development applications are being received and processed. Building permit applications are being received and processed, and…
The City of Vernon is taking vital steps to promote safe community activities, while maintaining essential services and protecting the health of its employees in the midst of growing coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns in British Columbia.
The City has activated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)…
On behalf of Council, I would like to take a moment to thank you – our citizens. Thank you to those who have taken this current health situation seriously and for dramatically adjusting your lives in order to help care for yourselves, your families, your neighbours, and our community as a whole.
We…
The City of Vernon has implemented several actions in response to the rapidly changing Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in Canada.
The City is following its Pandemic Plan, which is a document that provides the Corporation with a business continuity strategy to maintain core City services amidst the…
On behalf of the City of Vernon and Council, I would like to take a moment to reassure our citizens that we have been, and continue to work diligently to address the potential Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation locally. The City is in regular contact with the Interior Health Authority (IHA) and…
On March 12, 2020, Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer, made the following statement:
“Effective today, we are also directing all event organizers to cancel any gathering larger than 250 people. This includes indoor and outdoor sporting events, conferences, meetings, religious…
It’s your community, they are your facilities, have your say! That is the call to action for more public input on the proposed Greater Vernon Active Living Centre.
The Greater Vernon Recreation Master Plan, completed in 2018, identified a number of indoor recreational space needs and priorities…
The City of Vernon would like to advise residents that the spring chipping program will return later this month and run between March 23 and April 17. The curbside pickup of residential pruning is funded by residential yard recycling customers and is provided on the same day and location as regular…
