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The solemn occasion of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation provides an opportunity to revisit…

A lonely cross tucked in a quiet corner of Vernon’s Pleasant Valley Cemetery reveals a…

For the summer months, we are thrilled to present a series of blog posts by…

For the months of June and July, we are thrilled to present a series of…

For the months of June and July, we are thrilled to present a series of…

This June, thousands of cyclists across Canada will come together to raise awareness and funds…

You may never have heard of him, but in spite of his humble presence in…

IR In 1951, the city’s taxpayers were asked to vote on an important bylaw that…

March 8 was International Women’s Day. One woman who had a particularly important influence on…

Fred Little on the open pilot’s seat at the front of the glider he built…

In 1933, a couple of Vernon teenagers began construction on an open cockpit airplane (CF-AOM).…

Did you know that the Vernon Jubilee Hospital’s first physiotherapist, Miriam Jayne, also had connections…

November 20 to 26 is Canada History Week, and this year’s theme is Arts, Culture,…

He is remembered as Greater Vernon’s top military leader. Colonel David Kinloch was born in…

Since 1992, October has served as Women’s History Month in Canada, which includes International Day…

September 18 to 24 is Gender Equality Week in Canada, and this year’s theme was…

With the passing of HRM Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, the Vernon Museum has…

William George Winter, a funeral director born in Birmingham, England, came to Vernon in 1936,…