Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

OkanaganBids.ca: Huge online auction now underway – VIDEO
Online bargain hunters across the Okanagan are being encouraged to update their bookmarks as one of the province's largest internet auction platforms unveils a new name and website. OkanaganBids.ca Th...
Pattison Media Feb 26, 2026

Low-rise for former church site in Pandosy neighbourhood: VIDEO
A vacant high-visibility lot on Lakeshore Rd. in Kelowna is set for its new chapter after city council authorized the development permit. It has been disused for some time and was the site of the form...
Pattison Media Feb 25, 2026

Heavy snow forecast for Coquihalla and Rogers Pass this week
Drivers along the Coquihalla Highway should prepare for significant snowfall beginning tonight and continuing through Friday. Environment Canada forecasts between 40 and 60 centimetres of snow along t...
Pattison Media Feb 25, 2026

Yard waste collection resumes across Central Okanagan
Yard waste collection in the Central Okanagan returns Monday, March 2. Residents with regular garbage and recycling service will have green-lidded carts picked up every two weeks until the end of Dece...
Pattison Media Feb 25, 2026

Kelowna RCMP warn of increase in counterfeit cash
Kelowna RCMP are warning the public after seeing a rise in counterfeit money within the city. Most reports come from local businesses, though a few incidents have involved personal transactions on onl...
Pattison Media Feb 25, 2026

Hall Family Foundation donates $10 million to Okanagan College
Okanagan College has received a historic $10-million donation from the Hall Family Foundation, the largest gift in the colleges history and the largest ever made to a public college in British Columbi...
Pattison Media Feb 24, 2026

Kelowna RCMP arrest several suspects after early morning robbery
Kelowna RCMP have arrested several individuals following an alleged robbery early Tuesday morning. Police responded at around 5 a.m. to a business on the 800-block of Rutland Road North after staff re...
Pattison Media Feb 24, 2026

Kelowna launches $87M plan to upgrade 55 roads, transit and bike projects
Kelowna residents can look forward to smoother and safer travel this year as the city moves ahead with 55 transportation projects. About half of these are already under construction or carried over fr...
Pattison Media Feb 24, 2026

Snow warning issued for Highway 3, difficult travel expected
Drivers travelling along Highway 3 are being warned to prepare for challenging conditions as a snow warning remains in effect for multiple mountain passes. Environment Canada has issued the warning fo...
Pattison Media Feb 23, 2026

Kelowna man killed in single-vehicle crash
Kelowna RCMP are investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision that occurred late Sunday night at the intersection of Highway 97 and Burtch Road. Police say the crash happened at approximately 10:30 ...
Pattison Media Feb 23, 2026