By VFRS Chief Keith Green
Predator Ridge has taken the initiative of becoming a FireSmart Community. This is a challenging undertaking—to say the least—but understandable when you look at what can happen when your community is unprepared.
The community of Slave Lake experienced a fire that…
Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) is welcoming the public to the grand opening of Fire Hall #3 at Predator Ridge on Saturday, May 9, from noon until 2 p.m., with a ribbon cutting at 1 p.m. VFRS will be providing tours, barbecued burgers and refreshments, as well as fire and life safety education.…
by Lawrie Skolrood, Deputy Chief, VFRS
I will do it tomorrow. I have other things I need to do first. I have got lots of time left.
All these thoughts occupied my mind over the last couple of weeks as I procrastinated the writing of another article on the importance of being FireSmart. After all,…
The City of Vernon and the City’s Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee (JOHSC) observed the National Day of Mourning on April 28 outside of City Hall to remember workers who have been injured or lost their lives in the workplace.
JOCHC co-chair Gary Lefevbre emceed the event and…
City of Vernon crews and contract forces will be repairing Okanagan Landing Road from Cummins Road to Bench Road beginning Wednesday, April 29. The repairs are expected to take approximately four weeks to complete and are required to prepare the road for repaving scheduled for early June.
Although…
The City of Vernon is hosting a Team Leaders workshop in Council Chambers at City Hall from 4:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, for the upcoming Bike to Work and School campaign. The free workshop is for team leaders who want to encourage staff and students to cycle to work and school…
The City of Vernon and the City’s Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee (JOHSC) invite Vernon residents to join them for the National Day of Mourning at 10:30 on April 28. The half-hour ceremony will take place outside of City Hall, where the flags will be lowered to half-mast and a…
The City of Vernon is encouraging businesses, schools and community organizations to nominate someone for Vernon’s Sustainability Awards. These awards recognize outstanding achievements that contribute to community sustainability through environmental stewardship, economic viability and social…
Mt. Ida Drive on Middleton Mountain will soon connect traffic between Coldstream and Vernon as part of a longstanding plan for the development. Currently, Mt. Ida Drive at the City of Vernon and Coldstream boundary is separated by dead-ends that will be joined in the coming weeks. Streetlights are…
Crews will be working along 31 St from 32 Ave to 35 Ave from April 20 to approximately May 15. Work will take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. The roadwork will begin at the north end of 31 St and move south toward 32 Ave in phases. The road will remain open during construction but traffic, parking…
