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Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 38,150 (2011), while its metropolitan region, Greater Vernon, has a population of 58,584 (2011). With this population, Vernon is the largest city in the North Okanagan Regional District. A resident of Vernon is called a “Vernonite”.
In 2005, on an episode of The Early Show, Vernon was ranked as one of the top six most desirable communities to retire to in North America by Consumer Reports.
In the early years, parts of the Okanagan Valley were inhabited by the Interior Salish people. They were hunter-gatherers, who are a direct relation to the Coastal Salish known for their Totem Poles. The Interior Natives were a quiet, non-warlike culture which was overrun by the fur traders first arriving in 1811. The…