Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Up to $15 million in extra features added to Vernon's Active Living Centre to make it more fun
Vernon city council has approved the conceptual design for the new Active Living Centre which includes a several improvements that were not part of the initial design.The cost of the extras will add u...
Feb 26, 2024
Vernon's building permit value hits new high
For the thrid year in a row, the City of Vernon set a new record for building permit values.A report to Vernon city council by John Perrot, the city's Manager of Economic Development and Partnerships,...
Feb 26, 2024
Nordic club touts economic benefits to region, seeking support for new lodge
A new economic impact study suggests the Sovereign Lake Nordic Club contributes over 5-million dollars to the B.C. economy every year.That comes from nearly 50,000 seasonal day visits, four major annu...
Feb 25, 2024
Rail Trail work to proceed in spring, facing issues in Sicamous
Work to construct the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail will resume this year, but the project is facing some hurdles.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District said a section of the trail along Mara Lake...
Feb 23, 2024
Conservative MPs discuss housing challenges at Vernon roundtable
Two Conservative Members of Parliament sat down with local stakeholders to discuss housing in Vernon.Mel Arnold, MP for North Okanagan-Shuswap, and Scott Aitchison, MP for Parry Sound-Muskoka (Ontario...
Feb 23, 2024
Police seek witnesses to fatal crash between two semis
Police are looking to talk to any witnesses to fatal crash on Highway 97 between Vernon and Kamloops earlier this month.On Monday, Feb. 12, at 5:50 p.m., there was a head-on collision between two comm...
Feb 23, 2024
Chamber says B.C. budget has short term gains, long term pains
The Kelowna Chamber has dissected the new B.C budget, and concludes the fiscal plan "has a few small nuggets for business, but is awash in red ink going forward.""Aside from increasing deficits over t...
Feb 23, 2024
Downtown Vernon plaza not happening in 2024
The Downtown Vernon Association will be pushing pause on the downtown plaza this summer.The organization's report to Vernon city council said the plaza in the 2900-block of 30th Avenue showed, after t...
Feb 23, 2024
Vernon Job Fair registration opens to businesses and training organizations
The seventh annual Vernon Job Fair will have a bit of a twist to it this year with even more career path options.The event, organized by NexusBC Community Resource Centre in partnership with WorkBC Ve...
Feb 23, 2024
B.C. election budget boosts family benefits as deficit soars to $7.9B
Families and small businesses in British Columbia will benefit from an election-year budget that boosts spending, while forecasting a ballooning deficit of $7.9 billion and economic growth that falls ...
Feb 22, 2024
