News Items tag as: Kin Race Track

Vernon council gives final approval for $136M indoor pool and rec centre
April 08, 2024 - 12:10 PM

Vernon city council approved the final designs, budget and construction schedule for the $136-million Active Living Centre today.
Vernon petitioners urge city to turn former Kin Race Track into bike park
February 27, 2022 - 2:33 PM

Petitioners are asking Vernon city council to turn a former race track into an all-age bike park.
End is nigh for Kin Race Track as Vernon council approves demolition
March 11, 2019 - 4:28 PM

VERNON - The wrecking ball is aimed squarely at the historic Kin Race Track and Vernon city council has agreed to let it swing.
Vernon Kin Race Track decade-old legal battle finally over
January 17, 2019 - 12:18 PM

VERNON - The thunder of horses hoofs will not be returning to the Kin Race Track in Vernon, as a more than ten-year legal fight is finally put to bed.
iN PHOTOS: Exploring what remains of Vernon's historic Kin Race Track
May 25, 2018 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Weeds and graffiti have taken over the once thriving grounds of Kin Race Track, making the historic site more of a ghost town than a boisterous sporting destination.
City, regional district win Kin Race Track lawsuit
May 16, 2018 - 12:43 PM

VERNON – The seemingly never-ending lawsuit over the Kin Race Track in Vernon has ended, and the city and regional district are the winners.
Celebrities get behind fight to save Vernon's Kin Race Track
May 15, 2017 - 9:12 AM

VERNON - An Okanagan group’s fight to save Kin Race Track in Vernon has got some star power behind it.
Trial over Vernon's Kin Race Track stopped before it started
March 15, 2017 - 12:03 PM

VERNON - The never-ending lawsuit over Vernon’s Kin Race Track is living up to its name.
Lawsuit over North Okanagan horse racing facility finally going to trial
January 24, 2017 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - A longstanding dispute between the Okanagan Equestrian Society, the city and the regional district will finally see the inside of a courtroom.
Equestrian society raising funds for lawsuit to resume races at Vernon track
August 29, 2016 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - The Okanagan Equestrian Society is launching a fundraising campaign to help pay for legal costs associated with an impending court case against the city.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

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: Kin Race Track

Vernon council gives final approval for $136M indoor pool and rec centre

Vernon petitioners urge city to turn former Kin Race Track into bike park

End is nigh for Kin Race Track as Vernon council approves demolition

Vernon Kin Race Track decade-old legal battle finally over

iN PHOTOS: Exploring what remains of Vernon's historic Kin Race Track

City, regional district win Kin Race Track lawsuit

Celebrities get behind fight to save Vernon's Kin Race Track

Trial over Vernon's Kin Race Track stopped before it started

Lawsuit over North Okanagan horse racing facility finally going to trial

Equestrian society raising funds for lawsuit to resume races at Vernon track

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