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Vernon City Council 2021
Vernon to revisit idea of culling geese
A Vernon councillor is pushing a controversial move to cull geese at various parks and…
Vernon city council moves forward with outdoor skating rink proposal
Vernon city council has moved forward with a plan to build an outdoor skating rink,…
Downtown Vernon’s 24/7 public washrooms could see reduced hours
Vernon's state-of-the-art, 24/7, vandal-resistant, $110,000 apiece public washrooms are frequently being vandalized and a Vernon…
Vernon city council approves plan to cull geese
Vernon council is moving forward with a plan to cull geese in an effort to…
More Okanagan Lake access slated for Vernon
Vernon residents should have one more place to head for a swim this summer after…
Vernon spent $42K fixing vandalism on vandal-resistant public loos
The City of Vernon's vandal-resistant, $137,000 apiece, 24/7 washrooms, were vandalized on average once a…
Vernon councillor withdraws controversial supportive housing motion
Vernon city councillor Scott Anderson has removed a controversial motion that called for a moratorium…
Vernon city council says no to drug decriminalization
A move put forward by a Vernon councillor in support of decriminalizing the possession of…
Elks Lodge members feel ‘bullied’ by Vernon over $100K grant support
The City of Vernon is preventing a 100-year-old service club from getting its hands on…
Vernon bylaw officers dealt with more than 150 COVID-19 violations in 2020
City of Vernon bylaw officers dealt with 152 COVID-19 related violations throughout 2020. The investigations,…
Is Vernon’s copyright of Ogopogo cultural appropriation?
Is the City of Vernon's ownership of the copyright to Ogopogo another case of cultural…
Vernon closing visitor information centre and sani-dump
Due to a decline in use and a shift to online technology, Vernon city council…
Crime down in Vernon, Coldstream in first three months of 2021
Calls and offences dropped in the Vernon and Coldstream over the first three months of…
Vernon could have unique synthetic outdoor skating rink next year
Vernon city council is asking its staff to dig deeper into the idea of having…
Vernon council sides with province over Penticton homeless shelter controversy
The majority of Vernon city council agreed the Province of B.C. had the right to…