News Items tag as: City of Vernon 2017 Not all Vernon council on side with cultural and anti-oppression training December 04, 2017 - 6:00 PM VERNON - City of Vernon staff and council will be getting “cultural competency” and “anti-oppression” training next year with a focus on First Nations history. Safety-related costs lead to bump in Vernon taxes November 30, 2017 - 2:30 PM VERNON - Vernon taxpayers will see a jump in property taxes next year due to some big ticket items approved by council. City of Vernon sells off parcel of land to be used for new housing development November 28, 2017 - 11:43 AM VERNON - A variety of new housing is on the way after a land deal between the City of Vernon and a developer. Kalamalka Rotary Club invests in Vernon bike skills park August 24, 2017 - 4:59 PM VERNON - The Kalamalka Rotary Club has donated money for the development of a bicycle skills park in Vernon. Ongoing parking meter vandalism causing problems in Vernon May 29, 2017 - 4:38 PM VERNON - Vernon can't fix its vandalized parking meters fast enough. Vernon residents caught between a rising lake, a creek and a city-owned lot May 29, 2017 - 3:26 PM VERNON - A woman living on Okanagan Lake in Vernon is frustrated the municipality isn’t doing more to keep flood waters from encroaching onto the city-owned beach access beside her family’s home. Wet conditions force another closure for Vernon playing fields May 11, 2017 - 4:17 PM VERNON - Wet weather has closed Vernon’s playing fields. Vernon residents told to get ready for possible weekend flooding May 10, 2017 - 10:29 AM VERNON - Stockpiles of sandbags are available for Vernon residents as the city braces for possible flooding on the weekend. 'The truck just crashed': Family hits sink hole during trip to Vernon April 18, 2017 - 4:39 PM VERNON - A Kamloops family visiting Vernon over the long weekend had a bit of a bumpy ride when their front tire became lodged in a small sinkhole. You weren't imagining it; there are more potholes in Vernon this year March 31, 2017 - 9:57 AM VERNON - Potholes are worse this year, and there are more of them. More ... CANNINGS: It’s time to expunge criminal records from cannabis prohibition OPINION Cannabis was legalized in Canada this October, but unfortunately the federal government didn’t include one important piece in that legislation: expungement of the records of a half million Canadian EDITORIAL CARTOON Top News Musk suggests Tesla's new chairwoman won't rein him in NEW YORK - Tesla CEO Elon Musk dismissed the idea that the company's new chairwoman can exert control over his b December 09, 2018 8:00 PM Macron to break silence, address French nation amid protests PARIS - Pressure mounted on French President Emmanuel Macron to announce concrete measures to calm protests marked b December 09, 2018 6:30 PM ON, SK say carbon price, CPP expansion a double whammy for businesses OTTAWA - Ontario and Saskatchewan want the federal government to fully analyze new tax measures before imposing them December 09, 2018 5:30 PM iN VIDEO: Kamloops' one-of-a-kind train kicks off 2018 Christmas season KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' Spirit of Christmas train ride is an annual holiday event enjoyed by locals and attractive December 09, 2018 4:30 PM City of Kelowna, B.C., takes steps to preserve 147-year-old log house KELOWNA, B.C. - The city of Kelowna, B.C., is taking steps to preserve a 147-year-old log house built by one of the December 09, 2018 2:30 PM Tweets by @infonewskamloop