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Opponents say proposed Vernon development could threaten at-risk herons
VERNON – An online petition has received over 1,000 signatures objecting to proposed housing development…
Vernon opens new lakefront park
VERNON – Vernon residents wanting to have a refreshing dip this summer, will be able…
Vernon to consider hiring private security to patrol downtown
VERNON – The City of Vernon is toying with all sorts of ideas to improve…
Vernon council reject $240K Marshall Fields upgrade; opt for fence instead
VERNON – A $240,000 plan to revamp Marshall Fields was rejected by Vernon city council…
Vernon council taking another look at recommendations from task force on downtown safety
VERNON – Hoping for better luck a second time around, Vernon city council is set…
Vernon to explore a ban on idling vehicles
VERNON – Vernon city council is looking into a possible ban to prevent vehicles from…
Democracy in action or waste of time? Vernon council on town hall meeting
VERNON – From "an exercise in direct democracy" to a "complete waste of time," Vernon…
Passions flare at Vernon town hall meeting
VERNON – With two minutes to spend at the microphone, several dozen speakers took to…
City of Kamloops responds to biosolids rally at City Hall
KAMLOOPS — The City of Kamloops has responded to a biosolids rally outisde of city…
iN COUNCIL: Vernon councillors debate Airbnb, weed, booze
VERNON – Whether you're plagued with noise from partying Airbnb guests next door or are…
Traffic delays coming as construction set to begin on 27 Street in Vernon
VERNON – Work to fix up 27 Street north of Highway 6 in Vernon is…
Vernon councillors know a town hall on safe injection site is likely futile. They’ll have one anyway
VERNON – The City of Vernon is going to hold a town hall to talk…
Vernon says no to a downtown cannabis retail operation
VERNON – Vernon city council has said no for the first time to a pot…
Assaults, break-ins on the rise in Vernon
VERNON – While the latest numbers from Vernon RCMP show crime dropped slightly overall in…
Construction begins on missing links in Vernon’s cross-city bike path
VERNON – Construction is underway which once fully completed will allow cyclists and pedestrians in…
Vernon to consider two more cannabis stores
VERNON – Vernon could be set to have a dozen pot shops operating within the…
Vandalism shuts down Vernon public loos
VERNON – Vernon's downtown public washroom has been closed following a recent spate of vandalism.…
New tenants for Vernon’s old Liquidation World building
VERNON – The old Liquidation World building in downtown Vernon has two confirmed tenants, a…
No U-turn: Vernon’s 7% tax hike to stay
VERNON – Even though Vernon council decided to re-debate a proposed seven per cent tax…
Vernon to reconsider residential tax hike
VERNON – It appears a proposed residential tax hike didn't sit too well with residents,…
City cancels prescribed burn in Foothills area
VERNON – A prescribed burn on City of Vernon land in the Foothills area has…
Vernon to spend $275K on two public washrooms downtown
VERNON – Vernon is looking to spend $275,000 on two downtown public toilets. The plan…
Vernon homeowners could face 7% tax increase
VERNON – Vernon homeowners are staring down the barrel of an over seven per cent…
Vernon pickleballers make passionate appeal
VERNON – When Rob Irving said his club's members had a "healthy passion for pickleball"…