News Items tag as: Vernon city council 2018

North Okanagan Fire Training Centre budget and improvement plan gets green light
December 11, 2018 - 2:41 PM

VERNON - The North Okanagan Fire Training Centre's ambitious plan for the next four years received approval at last night's council meeting, paving the way for big changes to the building.
Vernon council approves cannabis sales and cultivation in certain zones
December 11, 2018 - 12:37 PM
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VERNON - The production and sale of cannabis in Vernon has received a huge boost from Vernon city council at its meeting yesterday.
Winter Carnival society hoping City of Vernon will compromise over building
December 10, 2018 - 5:00 PM

VERNON - The Vernon Winter Carnival is working with the city to find the best option for its ageing building.
To avoid overtime and shift changes, Vernon Water Reclamation Centre needs a new trailer
December 07, 2018 - 5:30 PM

VERNON - Vernon needs a new trailer to transport waste, and it won't come cheap.
Vernon 2019 provisional budget slightly bigger than 2018
November 30, 2018 - 1:30 PM

VERNON - Vernon city councillors have passed the 2019 provisional budget, which is a shade bigger than its 2018 predecessor.
City of Vernon looking into childcare facility funding
November 26, 2018 - 4:45 PM

VERNON - Vernon city council tabled a discussion about childcare funding for their first meeting in the new year.
Seven things to know as mayors, councillors start cashing their new cheques
November 14, 2018 - 8:00 PM

Local politicians head to their council tables in earnest after the Oct. 20 election and are starting to get their first paycheques of their new term.
UPDATE: Akbal Mund out as Vernon mayor; seeking council seat
September 07, 2018 - 12:32 PM

VERNON - Mayor Akbal Mund will not seek re-election as mayor this fall but will be on the ballot as a councillor.
Vernon council may reverse decision on shopping cart ban
August 31, 2018 - 1:40 PM

VERNON - Concerned about the costs of legal challenges to a bylaw banning shopping carts from the streets of Vernon has city council rethinking the plan.
Cancer battle won't stop Vernon city councillor from doing what she loves
August 22, 2018 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - It was halfway through her first four-year term as a Vernon city councillor when Dalvir Nahal found out she had stage four cancer.
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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

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

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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