News Items tag as: City of Vernon 2024

Municipal budget season means a preview of tax hikes in Kamloops, Okanagan
December 06, 2024 - 6:00 PM

It’s municipal budget season so Kamloops and cities around the Okanagan have begun releasing property tax increase proposals.
Vernon needs housing but car-centric strip mall gets city council support
September 13, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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It flies in the face of what the City of Vernon is trying to achieve but last week politicians at city hall voted to move forward with a large strip mall containing multiple drive-thrus, a gas station, a supermarket and more than 300 parking stalls.
'I think it's wrong:' Vernon adds another fee to developers building much-needed housing
September 10, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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Amidst a housing crisis, and a push by the province to ease the red tape involved in building, the City of Vernon has introduced a fee seen by many in the industry as sending the wrong message.
Vernon's revamped peanut pool is 'awesome' and should stay open
August 31, 2024 - 6:00 AM

As Vernon's popular peanut pool gets ready to close for the season, parents, and especially their children, would like to see it stay open as the warm weather continues.
Privacy commissioner steps in as Vernon tries to charge $2K for public records
August 20, 2024 - 6:00 PM

BC's privacy commissioner has ordered the City of Vernon to hand over a cache of records for free after it tried to charge almost $2,200 for them.
Busted sewer line closes Vernon beaches on Okanagan Lake, again
August 07, 2024 - 11:23 AM

For the second time this summer, some Vernon beaches have been closed due to a leaky sewer pipe.
Individuals ignore open fire ban and launch fireworks in Vernon
July 10, 2024 - 4:31 PM

Someone set off fireworks in Vernon yesterday in the middle of an open fire ban.
Broken sewer line closes several Vernon beaches
July 06, 2024 - 3:36 PM

A broken sewer line has closed several beaches along Okanagan Lake in Vernon.
Vernon's new $4.4 million wading pool set to open
June 26, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Grossly over budget and a year late Vernon's beloved peanut wading pool is scheduled to reopen on Friday.
'Absurd': Vernon council approves dense development miles from downtown
May 28, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A move by Vernon council to approve a 57-unit development on a hilly five-acre plot fits with the urban density housing that the province is pushing cities to adopt, it's just that in this case, the development isn't very urban.
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THOMPSON: Most harmful thing crossing border from US? Right wing extremism
OPINION Canada and the United States share the world’s longest international border…and the histories and cultures of the two nations are inextricably intertwined. But there has been little similarity bet

iN PHOTOS: Heated domes provide one-of-a-kind Okanagan winter dining experience
The dining domes at a West Kelowna winery offer customers a unique and extravagant experience during the cold and dreary winter months in the Okanagan. With fluffy brown and white blankets draped over cushioned chairs, tables draped with bl

Unlicensed BC cannabis store loses another appeal
A BC couple who ran an unlicensed cannabis store have lost a legal challenge almost five years after their store was raided. According to a Jan. 15 BC Supreme Court decision, Michelle Vrinder Sikora and Douglas Peter Sikora have launched nu

BC realtor deceived client, put in higher offer and made $1M
A BC realtor, who used his insider knowledge to purchase a house that this client wanted to buy, has been ordered to pay the client half of the profit he made when he flipped the house for more than $1.2 million soon afterwards. According t

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