City of Vernon Manager of Protective Services Clint Kanester is reminding Vernon cyclists and drivers of the rules of the road to protect the safety of cyclists, pedestrians and drivers.
“It’s important that we respect the areas set aside for bicycle use, as they are an important part of how people…
Crews will be conducting geotechnical drilling along Apollo Road, Longacre Drive and Okanagan Landing Road on March 24. There will be single-lane alternating traffic with no planned road closures. Drivers are reminded obey all signs and flaggers along the route.
The Speed Watch program will be in effect in Vernon school zones starting on April 1 at 7:30 am. The program is coordinated by Vernon Safe Communities Unit and is operated by RCMP Volunteers throughout the Vernon area in support of ICBC’s Road Sense initiative.
“The purpose of the Speed Watch…
Okanagan Spirits won Distillery of the Year and Spirit of the Year as well as retaining its World Class Distillery designation at the 2015 World Spirits Awards held this week in Denmark.
“The City of Vernon is proud to have Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery in our community, said Acting Mayor…
By Deputy Chief Lawrie Skolrood
Think, Plan, Act: three simple words that, when followed in that order, are huge when it comes to keeping a person out of all kinds of trouble. In fact, jumping right into the action before considering the first two steps is probably the number one factor that gets…
Water Service Interruption
621 TO 650 BLACK ROCK RD
EAST VERNON RD FROM POTTERY RD TO BLACK ROCK RD
540 TO 588 POTTERY RD
448, 454, 468, 474, 476, AND 482 POTTERY RD
245 TO 292 FRENCH RD
9703 & 9705 BUCHANAN RD
Due to mainline valve replacements, customers in the area listed above will be…
Greater Vernon Water (GVW) is tracking the latest climate information to help forecast water supply levels for the coming year. Snow pack plays an important role in supplying water to fill our reservoirs during spring melt. Snow pack readings were taken by GVW on March 1, 2015, at three monitoring…
Acting Mayor Catherine Lord spoke on behalf of Vernon City Council to praise the players and hosts of the 2015 British Columbia A&B Provincial Ringette Championships that were held from March 6-8 at Kal Tire Place, Priest Valley Arena, Civic Arena, and the Pat Duke Memorial Arena in Lumby.
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VERNON – A series of ecosystem restoration burns is being planned for the Satellite Hill and South Fork areas east of Vernon. These prescribed fires will occur in several phases and may start as early as March 10, 2015, and continue until the end of March, weather conditions permitting.
These…
Greater Vernon Water (GVW) would like to inform customers that the Kalamalka Lake water source has been turned back on as of Monday, March 9, 2015. Testing has shown that the water quality has returned to safe parameters. Customers on the Kalamalka Lake supply may notice a change in water quality…
