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30th Street will be closed from Highway 6 to 31st Avenue on October 18th & 19th to finish paving. Detours will be available and the public is encouraged to plan their trips around the road closure. The City of Vernon appreciates your patience while the project finishes up.
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30th Street will be closed from Highway 6 to 31st Avenue October 18th and 19th to finish paving. Detours will be available and the public is encouraged to plan their trips around the road closure. The City of Vernon appreciates your patience while the project finishes up.
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The sani-dump station at the Vernon Visitor Centre (3004 39 Avenue) will be closed for the season on Friday October 13, 2017. It will reopen in Spring 2018.
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The City of Vernon has been informed by the Ministry of Finance that the application to collect a 3% Municipal Regional District Tax (MRDT), also known as a Hotel Tax, has been approved by Cabinet. Currently, accommodators in Vernon collect a 2% MRDT. The change in tax will occur on January 1, 2018…
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The Tronson Rd. /Beachcomber Bay Rd. boat launch on Okanagan Lake is closed for repairs until further notice. The boat launches at Paddlewheel Park and Eastside Rd. remain open.
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Effective at noon today, Monday, October 2, 2017, the current Campfire - Fire Appliance Ban in Vernon is rescinded. This campfire rescind applies to all areas of the City of Vernon including: the Foothills and Blue Jay subdivisions, Predator Ridge, Canadian Lakeview Estates and Okanagan Landing.
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On Thursday, October 5, the City of Vernon will be visiting approximately 150 Vernon businesses for the fifth annual Business Walks program as a part of Small Business Month. The City has partnered with Community Futures North Okanagan, the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Vernon…
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Crews will be rock scaling on Eastside Road, north of Whitepoint Road starting the week of October 2 - 13. For safety, the public can expect 30 minute road closures. Residents are encouraged to plan their trips around the road closures. The City of Vernon appreciates your patience during this…
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This October, the City of Vernon will be celebrating International Walk and Wheel to School Month (iwalk/iwheel), an annual global event that promotes the benefits of active travel to school. Students, parents, teachers, and school staff are encouraged to join their peers from across the globe in…
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Mayor Akbal Mund and Councillor Juliette Cunningham met today with Judy Darcy, Minister of the new Mental Health and Addictions Ministry at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) in Vancouver. Council representatives presented the issues of mental health and addictions, in particular, the opioid…