Vernon

Welcome to Vernon and the sunny North Okanagan, where our casual lifestyle matched with spectacular outdoor recreation opportunities has led Vernon to become one of the most diversified communities in BC. Serving a regional population of over 100,000, the community is surrounded by three lakes and is well known for its hot summers and mild winters, which has attracted businesses and residents from across the globe. Vernon has a quaint downtown with a wonderful assortment of shops and restaurants. The city also has all of the major retailers (excluding Costco which is a 35 minute drive to Kelowna). Vernon has neighborhoods for all types of buyers. Tree lined streets dotted with character homes in East Hill, large acreages with farm-style homes in the North BX, large family homes overlooking the city of Vernon and Swan Lake in the Foothills, family friendly neighborhoods of Mission Hill and Alexis Park, and tremendous lakefront living in Okanagan Landing and south to Ellison Park.  There are also the elevated and high end housing options atop Turtle Mountain and the Rise. You will certainly find what you are after with so many contrasting neighborhood options.  Vernon is surrounded by incredible scenery and recreational adventure options, including Kalamalka Lake, Okanagan Lake and Swan Lake and of course Vernon is also home to one of the largest ski hills in BC, Silverstar Mountain Resort.  There are incredible schooling options all over Vernon including: Beairsto Elementary, BX Elementary, Hillview Elementary, Harwood Elementary, Coldstream Elementary, Okanagan Landing Elementary, Alexis Park Elementary, Silverstar Elementary, Ellison Elementary, Kidston Elementary, St. James School, Vernon Christian School, WL Seaton Secondary, Clarence Fulton Secondary, Vernon Secondary School and Kalamalka Secondary.  Vernon also has a large Okanagan College Campus.