Downtown Vernon: thriving or just surviving? Wildflower General Store. Antlr Menswear. Teeter Totter Toys. All gone from downtown Vernon. I’ve lived in our downtown core for more than 30 years. These shops aren’t just somewhere I go. They’re where I get my everyday needs, and where I’ve gotten to know the people who run them.
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O’KEEFE RANCH: THIS DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THE END On October 1, the O’Keefe Ranch & Interior Heritage Society learned from the City’s CAO that council won’t extend its lease past March 31, 2027. They didn’t hear it at a public meeting. Unless something changes, the society dissolves and the ranch closes. I can’t find
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Find my answers to the 2026 Vital Vote questionnaire. You can also follow a link to past candidate responses, preserved from previous election cycles.
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Castanet has been releasing candidate profiles – here’s mine. Working on a new post to go up soon. For my full platform go to: BuzzDawn.ca On October 17: Vote Dawn Tucker, Your Financial Watchdog- A Voice You Can Count On #VoteDawnTucker#BuzzDawn#VernonBC#Vernon2026#CommunityAdvocate#VernonWatchdog https://shrlnk.ca/s/FnVgToBG
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Does your vote even matter? Judging by these signs, some people think we’re getting a muppet no matter what. And someone even photoshopped a Klingon onto the Vernon mayoral race. (No, Gowron is not on your ballot. Yes, ‘Glory for all’, is still a better slogan than some I’ve seen.) But here’s the thing. The
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Let’s be honest about your taxes, Vernon. You were promised $12 a year for the Cultural Centre. You’re now paying $85. And that’s just one of the costs already locked into your tax bill. Every candidate says they’ll be “fiscally responsible.” Saying it is easy. Proving it is harder. And no one can promise zero
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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
Greater Vernon Cultural Centre – designed for accessibility? Read More »
THANK YOU, VERNON! What an incredible Vernon Pride Week 2026! A heartfelt thank you to our 2SLGBTQIA+ community, volunteers, allies, sponsors, performers, vendors, and everyone who showed up with love, pride, and support. Your energy, generosity, and commitment helped create a week filled with connection, celebration, visibility, and belonging. Pride is made possible by community,
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Find more stories and posts from “way back when” to “present day” by scrolling through my Facebook page: Dawn Tucker Community Advocate
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February 16, 2024 – CBC Radio West Interview starts at 54:10 – follow the link below to the CBC show https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-96-radio-west/clip/16043279-cbcs-matt-allen-learns-traditional-indigenous-healing-aspect
