City of Vernon
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City of Vernon begins tracking local air quality with six new sensorsBetween intense wildfire smoke and spring dust challenges, Vernon, B.C. has suffered through some periods of very poor air quality.NewsNov 24
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Vernon RCMP: ‘Slow down and drive according to the conditions’The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP are asking for caution and allowing police, fire, ambulance, tow trucks, and other emergency crews the room to work safely.NewsNov 18
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Amid housing crunch, Vernon rejects variances for controversial apartment complex"We are keen to see a slight increase in densification in the city and providing more housing, but you can't do it at the expense of the neighbour beside you."NewsNov 12
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Vernon raising concerns about B.C.’s drug decriminalization planVernon city council is concerned drug decriminalization will make it harder to control public drug use, and the city wants to see improved services in place first.NewsNov 11
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COVID-19: Mandatory staff vaccination policy introduced in Kelowna, but not VernonThe City of Kelowna said while COVID-19 cases are down, area hospitals continue to see high levels of hospitalizations, critical care cases, and fatalities.PoliticsOct 22
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City of Vernon transfers copyright to legendary Ogopogo to B.C. Indigenous nationsVernon council members voted unanimously to transfer the Ogopogo copyright it has held for 65 years to the eight-member Okanagan Nation Alliance.CanadaOct 16
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‘If life was beautiful, we’d all have money:’ Vernon considers bylaw for RVs camping on city streetsIn what may be another symptom of the region's housing crunch, there has been a proliferation of people living out of RVs on 25 Avenue in Vernon.CanadaOct 14
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Vernon schedules byelection to replace councillor who succumbed to cancer'We recognize that comfort levels of voters in the community may vary as we continue to navigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.'PoliticsSep 28
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Vernon city councillor Dalvir Nahal dies after lengthy battle with cancer'She was truly an inspirational woman who dedicated her life to helping all people, no matter the challenges she faced, personally. Her legacy is one of kindness and hope.'CanadaSep 6
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Patchwork of mobile emergency alerts causing confusion as B.C. wildfires rageDifferent jurisdictions in B.C. are using different programs and in the midst of a harrowing fire season, that's causing confusion.FireAug 11
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