Electric vehicle charging (photo / City of Vernon)

By Kevin Rothwell

Vernon & RDNO

Regional collaboration on climate action

Feb 20, 2021 | 4:00 PM

The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) and the City of Vernon are going to work together to identify possible areas for the political entities to combine forces on climate action.

In the fall of 2018, Vernon started to develop a plan to tackle climate change through the combination of mitigation and adaptation actions.

Vernon already has an extensive 181 page climate action blueprint, that is guiding current decision making.

The plan looks at things like low carbon transportation, active transportation (walking and cycling), flood hazard mapping, a parks master plan and more than a dozen other items that could impact or be impacted by climate change.

The planning process began with technical studies including mitigation and adaptation assessments, understanding existing supporting initiatives, and in-depth action planning workshops with key stakeholders from across the community and from city departments.

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On a recommendation from the Regional Growth Management Advisory Committee, RDNO staff will be directed to collaborate with the City of Vernon to identify regional and local climate actions that can be brought back for consideration.