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City Of Vernon
Trial over Vernon’s Kin Race Track stopped before it started
VERNON – The never-ending lawsuit over Vernon’s Kin Race Track is living up to its…
B.C. Winter Games to be held in Vernon in 2022
VERNON – Vernon has been selected as the host city for the 2022 B.C. Winter…
Two years after suspicious Vernon fire, restaurant owners take heat in civil lawsuit
VERNON – No criminal charges were laid after a suspicious fire at New Delhi Indian…
Lawsuit over North Okanagan horse racing facility finally going to trial
VERNON – A longstanding dispute between the Okanagan Equestrian Society, the city and the regional…
Equestrian society raising funds for lawsuit to resume races at Vernon track
VERNON – The Okanagan Equestrian Society is launching a fundraising campaign to help pay for…
Homeless camp at Kin Race Track in Vernon closed down
VERNON – After first saying it wouldn’t touch a homeless camp at the vacant Kin…
City councillor’s firm hired to design Vernon arena expansion
VERNON – Coun. Brian Quiring is a partner and CEO of the architectural firm contracted…
Vernon and West Kelowna populations growing faster than province
OKANAGAN – Vernon and West Kelowna are two of the fastest growing cities in the…
Secret proposals exchanged over Vernon horse racing dispute
VERNON - Proposed resolutions over an ongoing legal dispute between the City of Vernon and the Okanagan Equestrian Society are on the table, but neither side is commenting on the details. The society’s lawyer, Ed Woolley, says proposals were exchanged this week and both parties are now considering their options. The legal dispute has been...
One important issue behind Vernon’s insistence downed trees weren’t used by herons
"WE ALL HAVE PHONES, I'M SURE IF THERE WERE ANY NESTS COMING DOWN PEOPLE WOULD BE TAKING PICTURES OF IT AND RAISING MORE COMPLAINTS": MAYOR VERNON - The City of Vernon insists an at-risk bird won’t be impacted by recent tree removal work in Vernon because they have no record of them being observed there....
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,...
Vernon’s justification for MMA ban is a secret
POLICE REPORT TO COUNCIL HELD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS VERNON - City officials and the police say their hands are tied when it comes to sharing the information behind allegations that mixed martial arts events are connected to organized crime. Vernon council has asked staff to prepare a bylaw banning mixed martial arts (MMA) events in...