News Items tag as: city of vernon

City of Vernon gives its website a major facelift
December 22, 2015 - 11:30 AM

VERNON - The City of Vernon has a new online look.
Reclaimed water spilling from pipe failure not a risk, City of Vernon says
December 21, 2015 - 10:24 AM

VERNON - City crews are working to repair a pipe leaking reclaimed water along Commonage Road in Vernon this morning, Dec. 21.
Watch for whimsical pop up parks in Vernon
November 17, 2015 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - A special surprise will be popping up in a Vernon park sometime this fall.
Disagreement over use of Vernon dog park has council at end of leash
September 30, 2015 - 9:00 PM

VERNON - City officials continue to spar over the use of a green space near Marshall Fields as an off-leash dog park.
Performance audit looks at City of Vernon purchasing practices
September 01, 2015 - 11:30 AM

VERNON - B.C.’s auditor general has pulled back a curtain on the City of Vernon’s purchasing activities.
$1.3 million facelift ready to begin at Vernon Rec Centre
May 16, 2015 - 2:35 PM

VERNON – Renovations to give the City of Vernon’s aging Recreation Centre a fresh, new look will take up to a year-and-a-half to complete.
City of Vernon buys another high-priced lakeshore property
February 25, 2015 - 7:28 PM

VERNON - It’s all part of the big picture. Over the last two decades, the City of Vernon has been buying lakeshore property on Okanagan Lake as it pieces together enough land for a public waterfront park.
Equipment break down delays Vernon snow removal
January 08, 2015 - 11:17 AM

VERNON - Machinery issues have set back snow removal efforts in Vernon.
Free grit for you to spread around
December 18, 2014 - 4:24 PM

VERNON – Vernon city workers have started setting up big, yellow boxes around town as part of a do-it-yourself sidewalk and road-sanding project.
The high cost of waiting to replace Vernon's aging water system
December 08, 2014 - 3:25 PM

VERNON - Costs of aging water pipes are beginning to pile up in the City of Vernon with 86 water main breaks in just the last three years—four of them this month.
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Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
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