The City of Vernon is gearing up for Bike to Work and School Week, our community-wide celebration that encourages Vernon residents to trade in their cars for two wheels and get around by bike for a week. Bike to Work and School week runs from May 28 to June 3.
Participants who register and log at…
Every municipality and regional district in the Province of BC is required to have an emergency program in place under the BC Emergency Program Act. The City of Vernon’s Emergency Program is managed by Vernon Fire Rescue Services.
The Emergency Program is responsible for the direction and control…
City of Vernon Fire Rescue Services will conduct a prescribed burn on five acres of city-owned land on Wednesday, May 16, with the final mop up happening Thursday, May 17.
“This prescribed burn is a planned, preventative measure to manage the ‘fine fuels’ that are present,” said Vernon’s interim…
Forty participants from 18 local tourism businesses and British Columbia Visitor Centres will be guests for their 3rd annual Vernon VIP Industry Familiarization (FAM) event on Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15.
“This is a great opportunity for our tourism partners to showcase their businesses…
The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) in conjunction with Interior Health (IH) has issued a WATER QUALITY ADVISORY for customers supplied by Outback Water System (Outback Resort).
Why are customers affected? Customers served by the Outback Water System have water supplied from Okanagan…
The Regional District of North Okanagan wishes to inform customers of Greater Vernon Water (GVW) that the Kalamalka Lake water source has been turned off today, May 10, 2018 due to increased turbidity in the water.
The decision to remove the Kalamalka Lake water source was based on increased…
The City of Vernon has reopened play fields for public use.
The City conducts morning inspections of field conditions and will issue a press release indicating when play fields are closed. Residents and users are encouraged to check daily on Recreation Vernon’s web page at www.gvrec.ca or on…
The road rehabilitation work continues, and 32nd Avenue will be closed between 29th Street and 30th Street from May 12 to September 30. Detour routes are in effect.
For further information, contact Chad at CGL Contracting at 250-540-2441.
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The City of Vernon has temporarily closed play fields to public use as the fields are saturated due to recent rainfall. The City asks playfield users to stay off play fields until conditions improve.
Information about the status of playing fields is available on the Greater Vernon Recreation…
Vernon residents living near creeks, streams, lakes and low lying areas should undertake measures to protect their property and reduce the risk of flooding, based on updated reports from the River Forecast Centre and Environment Canada.
The extremely warm temperatures coupled with the rainfall will…
