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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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
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Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

News Items tag as: city of vernon

City of Vernon gives its website a major facelift

Reclaimed water spilling from pipe failure not a risk, City of Vernon says

Watch for whimsical pop up parks in Vernon

Disagreement over use of Vernon dog park has council at end of leash

Performance audit looks at City of Vernon purchasing practices

$1.3 million facelift ready to begin at Vernon Rec Centre

City of Vernon buys another high-priced lakeshore property

Equipment break down delays Vernon snow removal

Free grit for you to spread around

The high cost of waiting to replace Vernon's aging water system

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