Tag Archives: City Hall
Affordable housing for Indigenous people opens in Vernon
An affordable housing project in Vernon has opened for Indigenous individuals, families and Elders.Phase 2 of the Thunderbird Manor has been completed. The five-storey building on 27th Avenue provides...
May 21, 2024
Vernon council seeking meetings with five ministers and premier at UBCM
Vernon city councillors attending the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention this fall are planning to meet with several high-ranking provincial politicians.At its meeting May 13, mayor and co...
May 20, 2024
Tourism Vernon and city strengthening relations to better serve visitors
The City of Vernon and Tourism Vernon are working together with a goal of improving relationships between tourism staff and local attractions.As part of the annual Familiarization Tour Day, front-line...
May 17, 2024
Greater Vernon preparing for drought, water restrictions to be increased 'as necessary'
Residents within the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) are encouraged to conserve water as the region prepares for another hot and dry summer.Greater Vernon Water's latest water supply update...
May 17, 2024
Enderby announces new system for water conservation
The City of Enderby is introducing a new staged framework for water conservation and drought management. "This framework helps protect the city's watershed during drought and ensures there is water av...
May 17, 2024
District provides facts on tax impact of lakefront properties
The District of Coldstream has set the record straight about how much of the tax burden lakefront properties account for.District staff say at council's April 22, 2024 meeting, a member of the public ...
May 17, 2024
More parks added to alcohol use areas
The City of Kelowna's program to allow alcohol use in certain city parks is underway for another season with more parks included.The program, which began on May 15, has grown from three parks last yea...
May 16, 2024
New mobile vendor site approved by district council
Coldstream may see more mobile vendors after council approved a new high-profile site for that commercial activity on College Way, across from the Greater Vernon Athletics Park.District staff say a ve...
May 16, 2024
Vernon's call to end fossil fuel sponsorships fails at SILGA, will be brought forward at UBCM
A proposal by a Vernon councillor for municipal organizations to stop accepting fossil fuel sponsorships fell short at a local leaders convention, but that might not be the end of it.Councillor Brian ...
May 16, 2024
New labour deal for Coldstream workers, 15% raise over term
There is labour peace at the District of Coldstream.The municipality and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have ratified a new three-year collective agreement that will be in effect from J...
May 15, 2024
