Vernon Resident Program

• Who is eligible?

  All Vernon residents and residents of Coldstream and Electoral Areas B and C are included in the Vernon Resident Program. The City has agreements in place with these local governments to have equal access to recreation facilities, services and early program registration. We are inviting other communities interested in participating in recreation services at the same level to contact us, so similar agreements can be established.

• How do I register?

  To validate your current account, please bring your current Government Issued Photo ID that includes your current address (and proof of residency if not on ID). To get a new account created, please fill out this form and bring it with you to either the Vernon Recreation Centre or Kal Tire Place.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How do Vernon residents benefit from the new program?

  Under the new structure, Vernon residents, and residents whose local government participate in a ‘fee for service’ agreement with the City of Vernon, will receive reduced-cost services and early registration privileges with Vernon Recreation Services.

  • Eligible residents will benefit from a 50% discount on posted memberships and admission rates, and a 25% discount on registered programs (excluding certificate programs and day care).
  • Eligible residents will have priority registration, allowing them to sign up for programs two weeks before non-residents.
• Who is eligible for the Vernon Resident Program?

  • Permanent Vernon residents (If you are eligible to vote in the Vernon municipal election, you are eligible for the program)
  • Non-Vernon residents whose local government participates in a ‘fee for service’ agreement with the City of Vernon (such as Coldstream residents and residents of Electoral Areas B and C)
  • Non-resident property owners, aged 18 or older, with proof of property ownership through a current paid property tax slip and a government-issued ID
  • Non-resident individual business owners aged 18 or older, can register if their business is in their individual name, presenting similar documentation as property owners
• How do I prove I am a resident?

  • Permanent residents of the City of Vernon, 18 years and older, who complete the required documentation and provide proof of residency with a current government issued photo ID or utility bill or tenant agreement, if photo ID does not have current address. Every person 18 years of age and older must provide proof of residency. Dependants under the age of 18, living in the same house, fall under their guardian’s proof of residency.
  • Non-resident property owners, 18 years and older, who complete required documentation and provide proof of property ownership in the form of current paid property tax slip and current government issued photo ID. If there is more than one individual who is the registered owner of the property, only one individual may register as a non-resident property owner.
  • Non-resident individual business owners, 18 years and older, whose business is in their individual name, and are not in a corporation name, who complete required documentation and provide proof of property ownership in the form of current paid property tax slip and current government issued photo ID. If there is more than one individual who is the registered owner of the business owner, only one individual may register as a non-resident individual business owner.
  • Proof of residency must be presented in person at the time of transaction.
  • Transactions are only available in-person at the Vernon Recreation Centre or Kal Tire Place.
• Will I be required to bring proof of residency every time I use recreation services?

  Proof of residency will be required in order to access discounted rates and early program registration. Residents who qualify for the program will only need to validate their residency annually. An account will be created, or an existing account will be re-validated, to show proof of residency.

• Is there an option to validate my residency online?

  • At this time there is not an option to validate residency online. Proof of residency must be presented in person at the Vernon Recreation Centre or Kal Tire Place.
• Do any regional municipalities or electoral areas have a fee-for-service agreement with the City of Vernon?

  Currently, the District of Coldstream and the Regional District of the North Okanagan (RDNO) Electoral Areas B and C have established ‘fee for service’ agreements with the City of Vernon.

  The City is open to establishing similar ‘fee for service’ agreements with other communities.