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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.
Glenmore/Orchard Park: Kelowna: 20: Lakeview: ... route connecting the South Okanagan to downtown West Kelowna and Kelowna. ... 8 and 10 service the exchange at this ...
Highway 97 is a major highway in the Canadian province of British Columbia.It is the longest continuously numbered route in the province, running 2,081 km (1,293 mi) and is the only route that runs the entire north–south length of British Columbia, connecting the Canada–United States border near Osoyoos in the south to the British Columbia–Yukon boundary in the north at Watson Lake, Yukon.
The Vernon Regional Transit System provides bus service to destinations in Vernon, Coldstream and the North Okanagan area of British Columbia, using fully accessible low floor transit buses. [ 3 ] This transit system is responsible for all local full-service and handyDART public bus transportation, in cooperation with the provincial agency BC ...
The largest populated cities are Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon, and West Kelowna. The region is known for its sunny climate, dry landscapes and lakeshore communities and particular lifestyle. [ 4 ] The economy is retirement and commercial-recreation based, with outdoor activities such as boating and watersports, skiing and hiking.
Cornwall Road (Highway 926:0901 south) to Highway 1 – Spences Bridge: Hwy 97C branches north 220.30: 136.89: Highway 1 (TCH) west – Hope, Vancouver: Hwy 97C branches north; south end of Hwy 1 concurrency: Cache Creek: 224.48: 139.49: Highway 1 (TCH) east / Highway 97 south – Kamloops
Ellison Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of Okanagan Lake to the south of the city of Vernon. [1] The park contains approximately 219 hectares (2.19 km 2 ) of land, 200 ha. of it upland, 19 ha. of it foreshore.
West Kelowna won over Westbank by a margin of 3,841 to 3,675. The West Kelowna name was confirmed by the municipal council on December 9, 2008 and became official January 30, 2009, after the Government of British Columbia approved the change to the Letters Patent. [9] In 2015, West Kelowna officially became classified as a city. [3]