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The City of Vernon will be taking the next steps to rehabilitate the rainbow crosswalk located on 30th Avenue in Downtown Vernon. As part of the work, a temporary detour will be required on 30th Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets while crews apply the new crosswalk markings. The road will be…
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Vernon firefighters were called to the north end of the city Friday evening after a motorized paraglider had to make an emergency landing and became caught on a set of cable and telephone lines. At approximately 7:40 p.m. on June 2, Vernon Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 4400-block of 32nd Street…
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The development process for the Active Living Centre continues to move forward in Vernon, as project managers work through the Pre-Validation phase of the multi-year project to design and build a new indoor recreation facility near the Kal Tire Place and Kal Tire Place North twin arenas. The City…
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The following information has been provided by Finnair Ltd. for public notification. Finnair Helicopters will be performing low-level approach and departures in the Kalamalka Lake Road area for BCHydro between June 2 and June 4, 2023, during daylight hours, as authorized by Transport Canada. …
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The City of Vernon will be taking the next steps to rehabilitate the rainbow crosswalk located on 30th Avenue in Downtown Vernon. As part of the work, a temporary detour will be required on 30th Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets while crews work on the asphalt surface. The road will be closed…
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The City of Vernon invites you to learn about the capital works projects scheduled for this year, by attending an open house tomorrow evening at the Vernon Recreation Centre Auditorium. The event will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Showing Council’s commitment to renewing the roads, pipes and…
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The City would like to advise residents that crews will be conducting sewer line inspections and maintenance next week throughout the City. Between May 30 and June 10, crews will be working at various locations throughout the City, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. cleaning and inspecting lines.…
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Update as of May 31 The timeline has been adjusted for the completion of this project. Starting as early as 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7, crews will be returning to complete storm infrastructure upgrades. The work is anticipated to be completed by Friday, June 9. Please note, these timelines may…
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The City of Vernon would like to advise residents near the Vernon Water Reclamation Centre (VWRC) that increased odours may be noticeable in the area next week as crews begin scheduled maintenance on the facility. Starting as early as Monday (May 29), crews will begin maintenance work on…
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UPDATE: This release is being redistributed to correct the dates of Monday's kick-off event and Friday's wrap-up celebration.  Time to park the car and roll to work, the coffee shop, or to enjoy the outdoors. Spring GoByBike Week kicks off in Vernon and the North Okanagan on Monday. GoByBike…