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The mountain ranges are virtually invisible while distant shops and buildings are clouded over Sunday, making downtown Vernon look like a ghost town, due to the smoke settling in the valley from Washington wildfires.
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Lace up your runners and hit the track. The public can begin using portions of the Greater Vernon Athletics Park Friday. “People will be able to take a morning run on the track or throw the football around on the artificial turf,” said Tannis N e l s o n , community development Tannis Nelson co-ordinator with the Regional District of North Okanagan. “Those specific areas will be open from dawn to dusk.” Use of the track and artificial field is free of charge, unless it is booked for exclusive use through the recreation complex. As part of the soft opening Friday, RDNO staff and volunteers will be on scene from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. And there are already some initial rave reviews about the facility next to Okanagan College. “The track and field club had a trial run Monday and they’re pretty excited,” said Nelson. There is currently no access to the natural turf field as the grass is still developing, and the washroom/shower building is under construction. All amenities are expected to be completed for the facility’s grand opening Sept. 26.
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£$1,000 Lease Dollars available on lease transactions from Honda Finance Services (“HFS”), on approved credit only, on all 2015 Civic models. All bonuses are deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes. *Limited time weekly lease offer and all other offers are from Honda Canada Finance Inc., on approved credit. #The weekly lease offer applies to a new 2015 Civic DX model FB2E2FEX/Civic LX model FB2E4FEX/Civic EX model FB2E5FJX for a 60-month period, for a total of 260 payments of $38.94/$51.69/$58.33 leased at 0.99% APR based on applying $1,100/$0/$0 “lease dollars” (which are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes). ‡In order to achieve $0 down payment, dealer will cover the cost of tire/battery tax, air conditioning tax (where applicable), environmental fees and levies on the 2015 Civic DX only on customer’s behalf. Down payment of $0.00, first weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $10,124.40/$13,439.40/$15,165.80. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. **MSRP is $17,245/$20,045/$22,445 including freight and PDI of $1,495. License, insurance, registration and taxes are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. */#/**Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $30.31 and lien registering agent’s fee of $5.25, which are both due at time of delivery and covered by the dealer on behalf of the customer. Offers valid from August 1st through 31st, 2015 at participating Honda retailers. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.