News Items tag as: Vernon city hall 2018

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.
Vernon council members selected for regional district, GVAC
November 05, 2018 - 3:41 PM

VERNON - Along with taking their oaths of office, the freshly elected Vernon city council will be doing some business at their inaugural meeting tonight.
Vernon councillor known as city's financial watchdog dies suddenly
June 26, 2018 - 11:58 AM

VERNON - A longtime Vernon councillor has died.
City putting some of Vernon's pot shops out of business
April 25, 2018 - 7:30 PM
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VERNON - The City of Vernon will be telling some local pot shops to shut down after they failed to meet provisions for a temporary permit.
Vernon council hears details of local opioid overdose crisis
April 09, 2018 - 1:00 PM

VERNON - Interior Health has the second highest death rate in the province when it comes to the opioid overdose crisis, and the figures in Vernon specifically are grim, city council heard this morning.
Big housing demand fuelling development across Vernon
February 27, 2018 - 5:30 PM

VERNON - From new luxury houses to older homes being refurbished into four-plexes, there’s an awful lot of construction happening around Vernon right now.
Vernon politician says something must be done to regulate public pot use
February 14, 2018 - 7:30 PM
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VERNON - A proposed smoking bylaw in Vernon is getting some early support from several city councillors, including one who thinks it will play an important role in the regulation of public marijuana use.
North Okanagan politicians frustrated by lack of communication with B.C. RCMP
February 14, 2018 - 11:48 AM

VERNON - Vernon city council is concerned the B.C. RCMP is making decisions without consulting local municipalities who actually pay for the bulk of the service.
"It's going to be massive": What pot legalization means for the economy in the North Okanagan
February 07, 2018 - 6:30 PM
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VERNON - Just how much of an economic impact is legalization of marijuana going to have on the North Okanagan? In the words of one local dispensary owner: “It’s going to be massive.”
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
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Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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