Commonage Road

• Bird in a wire leads to grass fire along Vernon’s Commonage Road

  A fire sparked Sunday when a bird flew into a power wire was snuffed out in short order, due to the quick action of the public and responding fire crews.

  Fire

  Jul 17, 2023
  
• Vernon, B.C. fire department documents confirm fatal fire response details

  An incident report on a fire that claimed the lives of three people in Vernon, B.C., includes notes from the fire chief and dispatch. The cause of the blaze is not yet known.

  Fire

  May 30, 2023
  
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• Quest for fire protection for rural Okanagan neighbourhood continues

  A North Okanagan politician is hoping Lake Country, B.C. will agree to provide fire service to dozens of his constituents whose neighbourhood currently has no fire protection.  

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2023
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• Vernon, B.C. fire department shares details of response to fatal blaze

  Vernon Fire Rescue Services' deputy chief of operation defended the department's handling of the call saying there was nothing crews could have done differently once on scene. 

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2023
• Three dead in North Okanagan house fire: RCMP

  Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say a house fire Monday night on Commonage Road claimed the lives of three people. The BC Coroners Service is investigating.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2023
• Weather: Motorists asked to avoid Commonage Road near Vernon until conditions improve

  The City of Vernon said early Tuesday that part of the road was closed because of a multi-vehicle collision.

  Traffic

  Nov 10, 2020
• Vernon speed limit increase divides politicians and the public

  In a split 4-3 decision Vernon city council voted last week to increase the speed limit by 10 km/hr on the part of Commonage Road.

  Politics

  Nov 18, 2019
• Vernon firefighters extinguish residential blaze along Commonage Place

  Smoke billowed over the skies of Vernon on Thursday afternoon as emergency crews battled a house fire along Commonage Place.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2019
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• Two-vehicle collision in Vernon; person airlifted to hospital

  Black ice blamed for Friday morning accident; Good Samaritan also hurt in collision.

  Traffic

  Jan 11, 2019
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• RCMP called in to investigate suspicious roadside fire in Lake Country, north of Kelowna

  RCMP were called in to investigate.

  Fire

  Aug 21, 2018