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Vernon is a city in the Okanagan region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada.It is 440 km (270 mi) northeast of Vancouver.Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped establish the Coldstream Ranch in nearby Coldstream, the City of Vernon was incorporated on 30 December 1892.
The Greater Vernon area is served by School District 22 Vernon, which provides school services for children in the area. [2] Its population was 67,086 at the 2021 census, a 5.7 percent increase from its population during the 2016 census, which was 61,324. [3] 44,519 of those that live in Greater Vernon are based in Vernon. [4]
Vernon, British Columbia V1T 1P5: Circulation: 25,520 (as of October 2022) [2] ISSN: 1719-3664: Website: vernonmorningstar.com: The Vernon Morning Star is a weekly ...
CHAN-DT (channel 8), branded Global British Columbia or Global BC (formerly British Columbia Television or BCTV), [2] is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, serving as the West Coast flagship of the Global Television Network.
On August 14, 2011, Jonathan was murdered via gunfire outside the Delta Grand Hotel in Kelowna, BC. At about 2:45 pm on August 14, 2011, a white Porsche Cayenne carrying six people was leaving the parking lot of the Delta Grand Hotel, when a group of four masked gunmen carrying AK-47 assault rifles opened fire. [ 98 ]
Vernon-Lumby (previously Okanagan-Vernon from 1991 to 2009 and Vernon-Monashee from 2009 to 2024) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding's name was changed beginning with the 2024 election ; its boundaries had been adjusted as a result of the 2021 redistribution .
The Conciertino für Kastagnetten und Orchester by the German composer Helmut M. Timpelan, in cooperation with the castanet virtuoso, José de Udaeta, is another solo work for the instrument. See also the Toccata Festiva for castanets by Allan Stephenson. Sonia Amelio has also performed her castanet arrangements as a concert soloist.
In 1963, prisoners at the BC Penitentiary were foiled in an escape attempt and took hostages. At the prisoners' request, Webster acted as a mediator between hostage-holding prisoners and the authorities and helped resolve the stand-off. [3] In 1972, Jim Pattison lured Webster back to CJOR. Then in 1979, at the age of 60, Webster moved his radio ...