Six and a half years. That’s how long Vernon residents have waited for a cultural centre to finally break ground — a building meant to celebrate our history and support our creative community. Yet missing our archives but that’s another post. So why does the design feel like accessibility was an afterthought? Everyone enters through […]
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Vernon taxpayers, your City Council just locked you into a 3-year deal with Coldstream, Electoral Area B and Electoral Area C — and you should know what they agreed to on your behalf. The Active Living Centre costs $8M/year to operate. After revenues, there’s a $4.2M annual gap. Vernon taxpayers are covering that with a
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It was a beautiful day to protest with my friends Carole Fawcett (centre), and Heather Fullager (right) to bring awareness of the plight of seniors living in poverty on government pensions. There were a number of seniors who stopped by to tell their stories along with others who empathized with the protest. All levels of
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“Tucker’s comments were accepted for information, with council not addressing any of the points at the time.” – from December 4, 2023 VernonMatters article titled “Numerous topics raised in public input for Vernon budget” Here were the points I brought up during the morning public input session: And the points I brought up in the
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Happy to announce my friends Sondra & Lee Watkins are not going to be fined going forward. Vernon City Council passed a motion to align city bylaws with the ALC in regards to RVs as third dwellings. The revised bylaw will take time to be completed & fully passed but in the meantime no further
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Thank you to everyone who supported the Halina Centre by writing a letter to Vernon City Council. Council supported the Centre’s request for its 50th birthday and passed the alternate motion to waive the $274.58 it would cost to rent the Centennial rink. Join the Halina Activity Centre to celebrate its 50th birthday Sept. 17.
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Vernon’s Schubert Centre needs a new dishwasher and a local community advocate is hoping to help. https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/439344/Schubert-Centre-needs-a-dishwasher-watch-a-movie-to-help
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Let’s get Schubert some help Vernon! Who can sponsor their dishwasher and who can volunteer. This is an important hub for our community. Castanet article: Vernon Schubert Centre ‘limping along’ – needs volunteers, equipment
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