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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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
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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Community flagpole is ready. This is a great step for residents to have the ability to honor and celebrate important events taking place in our community. I look forward to seeing the Pride flag raised on it August 8 to celebrate Vernon’s second annual pride week.
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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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Thanks to Darren Handschuh for the great article on bumblebees. We need our pollinators and Castanet is always supportive of them; much appreciated. Buzzing over bumblebees https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/433481/Buzzing-over-bumblebees
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The Longhorn Pub & Liquor Store Presents A very Special Fundraiser for Kaleb Fisher Today with Burger & Beer $25, Silent Auction, Door Prizes, and Live Music Featuring Feet First, LindaSue Wilson Band With Les Copeland, Headway & a very special guest appearance by a local celebrity! Auction Starts at 3pm Bands Start at 4.
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A symbol of inclusivity in Coldstream, B.C., was vandalized over the weekend, prompting a call for allies of the LGBTQ2S+ community to stand up against hate. RCMP said that the rainbow crosswalk on Kalamalka Road in Coldstream had been vandalized at some point Friday night. They don’t know who did it but are asking for
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