Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
More temporary homes coming to Kelowna
Kelowna is seeing another 60 temporary homes built to house people experiencing homelessness. Construction on the temporary homes at 2740 Highway 97 North, is set to begin in early-December, which is ...
Nov 30, 2023
Vernon hosts national curling championships, public invited to watch some of the game’s best
They are classified as seniors, but they really aren’t that old. The top 50-and-older curlers in Canada will be in Vernon Dec. 3 to 9 for the Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships at the...
Nov 30, 2023
Fire department looking for new members
A Central Okanagan fire hall is looking for more members to join their ranks. The Wilson’s Landing Fire Department has launched a recruitment campaign as it is in need of new members to join the...
Nov 30, 2023
Highway through Kicking Horse Canyon fully open
Travellers heading between B.C. and Alberta can fully access Highway 1 near Golden. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure stated that Phase 4 of the project to make the Trans-Canada Highwa...
Nov 30, 2023
Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa
Ottawa has agreed to set a $100-million yearly cap on payments that Google will be required to make to media companies when the government’s controversial online news legislation takes effect at...
Nov 29, 2023
Funding for new classrooms at Kelowna school
The province has announced funding to expand a Kelowna school that is seeing enrolment growth in one of Canada’s fastest growing cities. The Education Ministry is providing $7.5 million to add 1...
Nov 29, 2023
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations decline in Interior
The number of COVID-19 infections resulting in a hospitalization saw a large decline on a weekly basis in both the Interior and the entire province. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s weekly ...
Nov 29, 2023
Outdoor skating rink set to open
It’s almost December, and that means the outdoor skating season is close at hand. The City of Kelowna says the ice rink at Stuart Park will open Friday, Dec. 1. “Residents can enjoy outdoo...
Nov 28, 2023
Highway 97 near Summerland to close temporarily for rock blasting
Highway 97 between Peachland and Summerland will be temporarily closed as more work is planned at the site of summer rockslide. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said crews will be con...
Nov 28, 2023
Conservatives back Armstrong for Okanagan riding
The Conservative Party of B.C. has chosen its candidate for the Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding. Tara Armstrong, a Kelowna resident, who the party describes as a “seasoned professional wi...
Nov 28, 2023