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Crews will be working on 27 Avenue (behind the Longhorn Pub) April 28 – May 12. Drivers can expect single lane alternating traffic on May 9 for street light installation. Please be patient and obey all signs.
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Crews will be working on Kalamalka Lake Road April 26 – May 5. Drivers can expect traffic interruptions and single-lane alternating traffic patterns. Please be patient and obey all signs and flaggers. A previous release indicated the work would be completed by April 25, we apologize for the error…
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The City of Vernon line painting program is scheduled to begin May 1. Line painting is split into two tasks: curbs and symbols (crosswalks and stop bars) and long lines (centerlines and fog lines). The program will run five to six weeks and contractors will be working through the evening and early…
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Vernon residents are invited to join with the City of Vernon in observing the National Day of Mourning at City Hall from 10:30 – 11 a.m. on Friday, April 28. The day honours the memory of workers who have been killed, injured, or suffered illness as a result of work-related incidents. The Canadian…
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Vernon Council approved the use of an additional $560,000 from Development Cost Charge (DCC) funds to allow the Kalamalka Lake Road/Okanagan Rail Trail Connector project to move forward this year. The tender is awarded to LB Chapman Construction Ltd. with work scheduled to start on site in two…
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Members of Vernon City Council, Greater Vernon Advisory Committee (GVAC), MQN Architects, Kal Tire and VVI Construction Ltd. of Kelowna broke ground at the site of the new twinned arena facility at Kal Tire Place on Monday morning. “It’s great to see the official beginning of construction for this…
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Crews will be working on Kalamalka Lake Road April 24 – 25 with single lane alternating traffic. Please be patient and obey all signs and flaggers.
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All ball and soccer playing fields in Vernon are closed for the remainder of Thursday, April 20, due to saturation from the heavy rainfall. Soft playing surfaces are easily damaged under these conditions, so the City requests that user groups wait until conditions improve.
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Staff from several departments with the City of Vernon—including Operations, Vernon Fire Rescue Services, Bylaw, RCMP and Communications—took part in an emergency simulation at the Vernon Regional Airport on Thursday morning. Members of Vernon Search and Rescue and the Vernon Flying Club also…
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The City of Vernon is inviting health and wellness businesses to participate as exhibitors or sponsors in the City’s Employee Health & Wellness Fair taking place on May 11 at the Schubert Centre. The City of Vernon Employee Health & Wellness Fair will be host to local guests and vendors…