News Items tag as: Vernon municipal election 2022

Vernon appears to be moving toward the left on political spectrum
October 17, 2022 - 6:00 PM

For the second time in two years, Vernon residents have rejected conservative party politics and voted in favour of politicians that steer far more to the left.
Right-wing ParentsVoice B.C. candidates shut out of Vernon, Kelowna school boards
October 16, 2022 - 10:44 AM

The candidates of a socially conservative organization whose president has spoken out against abortion did not win any seats on Kelowna or Vernon school boards.
Victor Cumming wins re-election as Vernon's mayor
October 15, 2022 - 8:55 PM

Vernon's incumbent mayor Victor Cumming will spend another four years in the top job.
Vernon mayoral candidate backtracks on social media post
October 14, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Vernon Mayoral candidate Scott Anderson is backtracking on a statement he posted saying he had the "backing" of the majority of the current council.
Where, when, and how, to vote in Vernon Oct. 15
October 13, 2022 - 7:00 PM

This Saturday, Oct. 15, municipal elections are taking place across the province, including here in Vernon.
Vernon ParentsVoice candidates part of campaign to unseat MLA
October 13, 2022 - 6:00 PM

The three ParentsVoice B.C. candidates vying for seats as Vernon school district trustees were also helping the failed attempt to recall the vote and unseat Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu.
POLL: Do you support Vernon's proposed Active Living Centre?
October 12, 2022 - 11:32 AM

One of the burning questions Vernon residents will have to decide this election day, is whether to throw their support behind borrowing the money to build the city's new $121-million Active Living Centre.
How Vernon's $121M Active Living Centre compares to similar projects
October 07, 2022 - 8:00 PM

It's hard to comprehend the projected cost of Vernon's $121-million Active Living Centre, but look around B.C. and the rest of the country, and you'll find municipal recreation facilities are always very costly.
ParentsVoice candidates a no-show at Vernon school district debate
October 04, 2022 - 7:00 PM

None of the Vernon candidates running under the conservative Christian slate ParentsVoice B.C. bothered to show up to the school board trustees' all-candidates debate last night.
Are you getting what you want from Vernon’s Active Living Centre?
October 01, 2022 - 2:01 PM

Vernon's proposed Active Living Centre won't look like Kelowna's popular family water park, the H20 Adventure and Fitness Centre, because that's not what Vernon residents asked for.
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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
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

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: Vernon municipal election 2022

Vernon appears to be moving toward the left on political spectrum

Right-wing ParentsVoice B.C. candidates shut out of Vernon, Kelowna school boards

Victor Cumming wins re-election as Vernon's mayor

Vernon mayoral candidate backtracks on social media post

Where, when, and how, to vote in Vernon Oct. 15

Vernon ParentsVoice candidates part of campaign to unseat MLA

POLL: Do you support Vernon's proposed Active Living Centre?

How Vernon's $121M Active Living Centre compares to similar projects

ParentsVoice candidates a no-show at Vernon school district debate

Are you getting what you want from Vernon’s Active Living Centre?

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