Tag Archives: City Hall
Council expenses lower due to COVID-19
Conferences and meetings held virtually due to COVID-19 protocols saved the City of Vernon considerable funds, with the mayor and council spending just $611 for expenses in 2020.That compares to a com...
May 26, 2021
City efforts to reduce spring dust issues working
Vernon is going in the right direction in efforts to reduce spring dust advisories, despite the driest sweeping season in years.Between March 10 and April 23 this year, city crews and contractors work...
May 25, 2021
New leaders for Vernon's economic development and tourism
The City of Vernon has hired one person from another Okanagan municipality and promoted another person from within to lead its economic development and tourism department. As of May 31, John Perrott w...
May 20, 2021
UPDATE: Vernon R.V. sani-station ready for the long weekend
UPDATE: City of Vernon crews have put the finishing touches on the new RV sani-station at the Kin Race Track site on 43rd Avenue in time for the long weekend. It will be available for use by Saturday ...
May 18, 2021
Safety improvements sought for Hurlburt Beach
Following a near miss between a boater and a young swimmer, the City of Vernon is following through on an application the Ministry of Transport to mark the swimming area at Hurlburt Beach on Eastside ...
May 17, 2021
Councillor looks to join Penticton fight with the province
Vernon councillor Scott Anderson has issued a notice of motion for the next council meeting in support of Penticton's ongoing battle with the province over a homeless shelter. Penticton Mayor John Vas...
May 15, 2021
City Centre Park follow-up survey underway
Vernon city hall wants to know what you think about plans for the City Centre Park on the former Civic Arena property. The new multi-use trail alongside the property recently opened as part of the lon...
May 14, 2021
Coldstream council petitioned for walkway on Aberdeen Road
An online petition has been launched to Coldstream council to consider a sidewalk or pathway along Aberdeen Road."As well as being a heavily trafficked roadway with vehicles, it is also heavily traffi...
May 14, 2021
Mobile food vendor fees vary widely in Okanagan
Operating a food truck or trailer in different communities in the Okanagan Valley, as many operators do, carries a vastly different fee structure.Coldstream Council has called a special meeting for Mo...
May 14, 2021
Dollars flowing to fix aging Vernon culverts
Culverts that cover kilometers of both Vernon and BX Creeks as they wind their way under the streets of Vernon are going to take hundreds of thousands, and perhaps, millions of dollars to repair.Motor...
May 14, 2021
