A small landslide that forced the temporary closure of Okanagan Bench Road last night has been cleared by City crews. The road is now open for traffic.
The FMX World Tour is coming to Vernon on Sunday June 2, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Kal Tire Place, sponsored by Vernon Toyota.
The FMX World Tour is an extreme action sport competition that was formed to tour Canada, the USA, Mexico and select European countries.
Pro riders will participate in an intense…
As part of the City’s continued investment in the downtown, the 28th Avenue Road and Utility Rehabilitation Project will start Monday, March 25, 2019. The project will include road closures from March 25, 2019 until June 28, 2019:
28th Avenue from 32nd Street (Highway 97) to 30th Street;…
City of Vernon crews have begun the annual spring street sweeping and flushing program.
Sweeping will occur seven days per week throughout the day for the next four to six weeks. The program consists of daily road and sidewalk sweeping and flushing in low level areas, moving to higher levels. Two…
A small landslide has forced the temporary closure of Okanagan Landing Bench Road. City crews are on site and are currently removing the debris. We expect to reopen the road today, March 21.
Traffic is urged not to bypass closures as the road is blocked.
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The City of Vernon has been ordered to reinstate two employees who were fired in March 2018 for engaging in sexual activity in the workplace while on duty. This order has been made by a majority of the arbitration board that had been convened to hear a grievance brought forward by the B.C.…
City of Vernon crews will be undertaking routine sanitary sewer flushing along 32nd Street, from 23rd Avenue to 43rd Avenue, from March 19 to 22, 2019.
Traffic control personnel and signage will be in place to guide traffic. Traffic may be slower than usual; however the roads will remain open.
We…
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a Canadian Award for Financial Reporting to the City of Vernon for its annual financial report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The Canadian Award for Financial Reporting program was established to…
As BC switches to daylight saving time on Sunday night Vernon Fire Rescue Services is reminding residents to check their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors for dead batteries and expiration dates.
“Please remember, working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors save lives!” said Chief…
The City of Vernon in conjunction with N & T Properties, will begin construction in March of the new Septage Receiving Station at the Vernon Water Reclamation Centre (VWRC). The new facility is expected to open in August 2019, at which time the existing Septage Receiving Station located at 1700…
