The IPE is more fascinating than ever as fairgoers try to set a Guinness World Record for the most fascinators worn at a public event.
Premier Christy Clark ends months of speculation with the announcement that she will wait until the scheduled date of March 2013 to face the voters in a general election. Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster and Shuswap MLA George Abbot support Clark’s decision, saying it is wise not to have an election that people don’t want.
The 2014 Winter Olympics are more than two years away, but Vernon’s Heather Mehain can already picture herself among the thousands of athletes in Sochi, Russia.
Morning recess is gone but students get out of class 15 minutes earlier each day due to the teachers’ job action. School district management staff is doing some supervising but district superintendent Bev Rundell is predicting that this could be a long strike and they can’t continue to do this work.
Local physician Rob Sawatzky announces that he will challenge incumbent Wayne Lippert for the mayor’s chair in the November election.
The five-day Interior Provincial Exhibition sees 153,835 people through the gates.
About 150 North Okanagan residents rally for more acute care beds at Vernon Jubilee Hospital on Labour Day. VJH is funded for 148 beds, but on average there are 164 patients needing beds each day. This has led to patients in the hallways and surgeries being cancelled. A petition demanding that the government complete the two unfinished floors to add more beds has collected 6,000 names.
A high temperature of 32.1 C was the hottest Sept. 8 since the early 1900s. Normal highs for this time of year are 22 C.
Widespread cuts are possible now that the failed harmonized sales tax has led B.C.’s deficit to triple. The provincial government says all spending levels will be reviewed. The Ministry of Finance states funding for health care and education will be protected but all other ministries and agencies will have to look at ways to reduce costs.
Brenda Thorlakson is named operations manager for the Greater Vernon B.C. Winter Games to take place Feb. 23-26, 2012. She encourages residents to get involved with the 2,200 volunteer positions that will be available.
The Regional District of North Okanagan and the District of Coldstream face four charges each in relation to a foreign substance entering the Antwerp Springs water source in January 2010. Thousands of Coldstream residents were forced to abandon their drinking water because of contamination.
The United Way annual drive-through breakfast fundraiser at the Best Western Plus Vernon Lodge raises $12,560 to support activities for 27 non-profit organizations in the area.
A Vernon agency is on alert after some developmentally disabled individuals in B.C. have been told to find “real work for real pay.”
Some supported work programs in the Lower Mainland are closing, putting people out of work. The Vernon and District Association for Community Living runs supported work programs for about 100 people with contracts in the community. There is concern about whether or not its programs will be affected.
The 14 candidates for Queen Silver Star for Vernon Winter Carnival 2012 make their debut.
Vernon native Larry Kwong (b. 1923), a Second World War veteran and the first Chinese Canadian to ever play in the National Hockey League, is the subject of a documentary The Lost Years, by Vernon teacher Chad Soon.
Armstrong Elementary School, The Brick School, celebrates its 90th birthday with a party for past and present students and teachers.
Ken MacLeod, a business consultant, is appointed president of the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce.
Vernon Jubilee Hospital’s move to the Polson Tower begins at 5 a.m. Sept. 25 after a year of planning to make sure the relocation is done as safely and smoothly as possible.
Two new Vernon residents make history as Amelia, born to Martin and Mary Niedballa, is the first baby born in the new VJH Polson Tower, and Kennedy, daughter of Al and Bailey Atkinson, is the last baby born in the former maternal child unit just before the move.
About 50 people, mostly owners and employees of businesses on 43rd Avenue, take to the streets to protest the plan to narrow the busy thoroughfare. They say the proposed lane reduction to make room for bike lanes will slow traffic, cause dangerous conditions and harm businesses on the route.
A full house caught the final day of Vernon Racing Days 2011 at Kin Race Track but it could be the final race at the 118-year-old track.
The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre celebrates its 10th anniversary.
