Holidays

In the early 1930s, a new seasonal industry began to take shape in the North…

Over the Easter weekend of 1921, a group of local boys set off on an…

The holiday season in Vernon 100 years ago was a time of bustling activity, community…

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Christmas is the season of festively-decorated trees and gifts…

Halloween is just around the corner, a season which Vernon has celebrated with tricks and…

Wishing all who celebrate, a very Merry Christmas! While it goes without saying that some…

Although many of us now think of the May Long Weekend as the beginning of…

Mother’s Day provided the perfect opportunity to pull out the Vernon Museum’s copy of The…

Today is the first day of spring (finally, some might add). Spring has long been…

May the road rise up to meet you this St. Patrick’s Day! Vernon is home…

This Tuesday, February 1, marks Chinese New Year. 2022 is a Year of the Tiger,…

Another year has begun under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Omicron variant…

The exact origins of the term are unknown, but it first appeared in the Oxford…

On June 3, 2021, the Canadian Government declared September 30 National Day for Truth and…

For kids everywhere, the highlight of this holiday weekend is, of course, the Easter Egg…

The 61st Vernon Winter Carnival has official kicked off! Businesses around town are decorated with…

The 61st Vernon Winter Carnival – Western Canada’s largest winter carnival – is about to…

Time passed strangely in 2020. It felt like both the slowest and fastest year, with…