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Vernon city billing info online amid postal strike

A strike by Canadian Union of Postal Workers could delay Vernon residents from receiving utility bills, property tax notices, and business licence renewals. But the city's online portal could be a help
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The strike by Canada Post workers has the City of Vernon encouraging residents to sign up to its online portal, MyCity. (City of Vernon photo)

The City of Vernon is encouraging residents to sign up to its online portal in wake of the Canada Post labour interruption.

Residents and business owners in Vernon may experience delays in receiving their utility bills, property tax notices, and business license renewals by mail because of the Canada Post strike.

Postal workers went on the picket line across the country on Friday, Nov. 15.

To ensure timely receipt of important billing information, the city encourages registering to MyCity, its online portal.

"MyCity provides property owners with 24/7 access to their city of Vernon information, including utility bills, property taxes, and business licensing accounts," said the city. "Through MyCity, users can view account balances and due dates, invoices, transaction history, and quarterly water usage and property assessments."

Once registered, users can also sign up for email billing (eBilling), update mailing addresses, access automatic withdrawal forms, and print copies of current or historical invoices and other account information.

The City of Vernon’s voluntary Utilities Auto Payments program allows customers to authorize the city to automatically withdraw their utility account balance on each billing due date (approximately every three months) for city services, including water, sewer, garbage collection, and recycling.

To enrol, customers must provide their bank account information, along with a void cheque or banking information.

Visit vernon.ca/mycity to register and explore the convenience of these online services.

Any unpaid utility balances as of Dec.31, 2024, will be transferred to your property tax account effective Jan.1, 2025.



Roger Knox

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