Fireworks
Why Vernon won’t have fireworks at this year’s Canada Day celebration
CITY DOESN'T PUT ON THE SHOW, BUT IT MANAGED TO PUT IT OUT VERNON - A time-honoured tradition won’t be on the lineup of events for Canada Day in Vernon this year due to a shift in the event’s organizational structure. Normally, Vernon resident Terry Schmauder would lead preparations for the Canada Day fireworks show,...
Loud Challenge fireworks a ‘first world problem’
PENTICTON - There has been buzz around town that some people are less than thrilled about the midnight fireworks that followed the Challenge Penticton triathlon Sunday. Several Facebook posts suggest the loud fireworks woke them from their slumbers Sunday night, while others barely noticed.. “I am that ‘younger generation’ and midnight on a Sunday was...
Fun and fireworks in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Riverside Park was buzzing with activity Tuesday during the annual Canada Day festivities. Temperatures soared into the mid-30s during the afternoon as tens of thousands of people descended on Riverside Park, many deciding to hang out at the waterpark or beach in an effort to cool down. The evening brought the annual fireworks...
How Vernon does Canada Day
VERNON – The Canada Day celebrations in Vernon this year includes what promises to be an emotionally charged moment. The City of Vernon is unveiling the new Patrick Nicol memorial in Polson Park, the venue for the annual festivities. Mr. Canada Day, as Nicol was known, died earlier this year after a long battle with cancer. After...
How to celebrate Canada Day
KELOWNA - Canada Day in Kelowna has plenty of free, family fun with everything from an apple bin painting to live music, and multicultural food to fireworks. The annual festivities held in Waterfront, Jim Stuart and Kerry Parks along with Prospera Place attract some 60,000 celebrants of all ages. The event is put together by...
Gellatly Road will be even more closed during fireworks
WEST KELOWNA – Gellatly Bay is one of the most popular spots in West Kelowna to view the Canada Day fireworks, but drivers and pedestrians will have to take a different route to get there this year. Gellatly Road was closed to traffic May 2 after residents noticed the bank supporting it had eroded to...