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Vernon council gives final approval for $136M indoor pool and rec centre
April 08, 2024 - 12:10 PM

Vernon city council approved the final designs, budget and construction schedule for the $136-million Active Living Centre today.
Extra $15M for Vernon's indoor pool and rec centre will pay for extras
February 26, 2024 - 4:04 PM

The design for Vernon's new indoor pool and recreation complex was approved by city council today and it includes several enhancements not in the original plan.
Summerland's $50 million rec centre goes to a vote but not without controversy
October 16, 2023 - 3:58 PM

The proposed aquatic centre in Summerland is going to a referendum in just over two weeks and not everyone is in favour of the $50 million facility.
Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage
June 03, 2023 - 3:00 PM

Staff running pools across Canada are trying to entice people to work as lifeguards amid a shortage, the Lifesaving Society says.
Vernon residents to vote on $121 million active living centre in referendum
August 27, 2022 - 10:29 AM

This fall, Vernon residents will be asked to vote to allow the city to borrow $121 million to develop a new active living centre.
Waves of nostalgia for Canadians taught to swim by Red Cross as program winds down
January 21, 2022 - 9:00 PM

Jaime Gonek doesn't remember what happened to the yellow jacket she had as a kid, the one adorned with sewed-on swimming badges she'd earned from years of lessons with the Canadian Red Cross.
Kelowna's new Parkinson Rec Centre to almost triple in size
January 13, 2022 - 4:45 PM

Plans going to Kelowna city council show a new Parkinson Recreation Centre that’s bigger than the city’s existing Costco outlet, and almost triple the size of the current 50-year-old rec centre.
Going for a swim at a municipal pool? Be sure you have proof of vaccination in Okanagan, Kamloops
December 23, 2021 - 6:00 PM

As of today, anyone wanting to go for a dip at their local municipal swimming pool will need to be fully vaccinated.
Vernon to spend $100K to study feasibility of new swimming pool, rec centre
April 08, 2019 - 4:21 PM

VERNON - The City of Vernon has taken the first major financial step towards building a new swimming pool and fitness centre.
Holiday closures to make note of in Vernon
December 23, 2015 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - There are a few closures and changes in regular hours to be aware of over the Christmas break in Vernon.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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