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Motorists travelling along 15th Street may need to take a detour next week, while crews upgrade sanitary infrastructure and complete asphalt restoration.    Starting as early as 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 26, 15th Street will be closed between Pottery Road and Highway 6, and will be…
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The City of Vernon is providing notice that the Tax Sale that was scheduled to take place on Monday, September 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in Vernon Council Chambers has been cancelled. Final public notice of the Tax Sale was published in today’s edition of the Vernon Morning Star, in accordance with…
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The City of Vernon is taking the next steps in planning for the Active Living Centre (ALC) and is looking for input from the public to help inform the design of the project. The conceptual design for the ALC was based on extensive public consultation conducted during the Greater Vernon Recreation…
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Greater Vernon Recreation Services is pleased to announce the reopening of the Vernon Aquatic Centre following the annual maintenance shutdown. This annual shutdown gives the opportunity to do preventative maintenance and repairs to systems that cannot be serviced while the facility is open to the…
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Motorists traveling down 20th Street may need to take a detour for the next couple weeks, while the City of Vernon and its contractors perform road repairs. The work is happening between 43rd Avenue and Pleasant Valley Rd. Work will begin tomorrow and will take place within the hours of 7:00 am and…
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Vernon firefighters responded to a house fire in the East Hill area early this morning (Saturday). At approximately 2:50 a.m., Vernon Fire Rescue was dispatched to a report of flames and heavy smoke coming from the back of a home in the 1500-block of 39A Avenue. Upon arrival, crews confirmed heavy…
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Vernon firefighters prevented a dumpster fire from igniting a nearby building Saturday evening (September 9). At approximately 6:15 p.m., Vernon Fire Rescue was dispatched to a report of a fire beside a building in the 2200-block of 40th Street, with reports of 15ft flames and dark black smoke…
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The City of Vernon is taking the next steps in planning for the Active Living Centre (ALC) and is looking for input from the public to help inform the design of the project. The conceptual design for the ALC was based on extensive public consultation conducted during the Greater Vernon Recreation…
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The City of Vernon proudly acknowledges and celebrates the unwavering dedication of volunteer Emergency Support Services (ESS) responders. These remarkable individuals are at the core of our community’s disaster response efforts, helping to provide for the care, safety and well-being of those…
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On August 17, the Vernon ESS Reception Centre opened to receive and assist evacuees from neighbouring communities who were displaced due to wildfires in the region. Some Evacuation Orders remain in place for neighbouring communities, however, the number of evacuees seeking assistance from the…