News Items tag as: City of Vernon 2024

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.
Vernon businessperson fights City Hall in court, and wins
March 26, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Yuri Bos has been trying for more than a year to get a business licence so he can lease two parcels of his commercial land in the 4600 block on 34 Street in Vernon.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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