What you plant in your yard and where you plant in your yard can make a big difference when it comes to protecting your house from fire.
Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) and the City of Vernon are asking residents to consider FireSmart™ plant options when looking to spruce up their yards or…
The 2900 Plaza is returning to Downtown Vernon this week.
In collaboration with the Downtown Vernon Association, the 2900-block of 30th Avenue will be closed to vehicle traffic and a pedestrian plaza will come to life with food and entertainment for the whole family.
As of today (July 5), the 2900-…
Update as of 2:59 p.m. on July 4: All traffic control signals affected by earlier power outages are again operational.
The City thanks everyone for their patience and understanding.
The City of Vernon would like to advise motorists of traffic signal outages occurring at multiple locations…
Currently, Recreation Services for the Greater Vernon area is jointly funded by the City of Vernon, District of Coldstream, and RDNO Electoral Areas B and C, through the Greater Vernon Recreation Facilities and Programming Service Agreement (the ‘Agreement’).
Prior to the end of 2022, all of the…
Effective at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Friday, July 7, 2023, all fires will be prohibited within the City of Vernon.
The recent hot and dry conditions in the region are expected to continue and the fire danger rating within the City of Vernon is extreme. The ban is being issued in coordination with the…
(as of July 4 at 4:00 p.m.)
Vernon Fire Rescue Services remains on the scene of a major structure fire in Downtown Vernon. Heavy equipment was brought in to demolish the walls of the building so firefighters could gain better access to the interior and attack hot spots.
Demolition of the building…
Vernon firefighters are on scene of a major structure fire in the City’s downtown core this morning. The fire is causing heavy smoke to move across the community.
At approximately 2:30 a.m., Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) was dispatched to a structure fire in the 2800-block of 30th Street.…
Firefighters responded to a structure fire in the Blue Jay Subdivision early this morning (Thursday), which is suspected to have involved fireworks.
Just before 1:00 a.m., Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) was dispatched to a report of a structure fire in the 6500-block of Blue Jay Road. Upon…
UPDATE as of 2:51 p.m. on June 29: Vernon Fire Rescue Services has cleared the scene of an early-afternoon grass fire.
Vernon firefighters responded to two unrelated incidents Thursday afternoon.
Just after 12:00 p.m. today, Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) was dispatched to a report of…
Motorists traveling throughout the Heritage, Alexis Park and Blue Jay Subdivision areas may see crews repairing cracks on the road over the next few weeks.
Starting today (Thursday), contractors will be crack sealing City roads in the above mentioned areas. The program is expected to take…
