Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Officers and outreach workers save man’s life
Providing First Aid to people in medical distress is becoming a common part of the job for police officers, which in some cases, saves lives. Two Mounties with the Community Safety Unit in Kelowna wer...
Nov 21, 2023
Increased health care services coming to Rutland area
People living in and around the Rutland area will see their local health care services bolstered. A new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) and a community health centre (CHC) are being built in the...
Nov 21, 2023
Shanda Hill announces her next challenge: a Triple Deca race in Italy
Vernon’s record-setting ultra athlete has set her sights on her next challenge. Shanda Hill, who is the first person to complete three Double Deca ultra triathlons in her career, has announced s...
Nov 20, 2023
Ski resort delays opening
Big White needs more snow to get its alpine season underway. The Kelowna area resort has pushed back its planned opening this Thursday, and is now hoping to start the season on Nov. 30. “Thank y...
Nov 20, 2023
Vernon rink vying for national title at club curling championships in Winnipeg
A Vernon team has opened play at the Everest Canadian Curling Club Championships in Winnipeg. Tyler Orme is skipping British Columbia’s team with Trevor Perepolkin at third, Rob Nobert at second...
Nov 20, 2023
Grief doesn’t take a holiday
The North Okanagan Hospice Society (NOHS) is looking to give people struggling with loss some support heading into one of the most emotional times of the year. NOHS is putting on a workshop entitled &...
Nov 20, 2023
New city hall and library nearing completion
West Kelowna's new City Hall and Okanagan Regional Library building is nearing completion with anticipated occupancy by mid-February. The date is dependent on BC Hydro completing their work and the co...
Nov 17, 2023
Truck transporting chemicals catches fire on Connector
Part of the Coquihalla Connector had to be shut down west of Peachland Friday afternoon after a commercial truck caught fire. The truck was transporting chemicals that ignited, with RCMP closing the e...
Nov 17, 2023
Gospel Mission looking to raise $300,000 in match campaign
Kelowna Gospel Mission’s (KGM) has announces what it cals it’s “biggest Christmas match ever.” Their Christmas Match Campaign begins November 20 and runs until midnight on Nove...
Nov 17, 2023
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations up slightly in Interior
Cases of COVID-19 infections rose slightly in the Interior on a weekly basis. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) reported in the week of Nov. 5 – 11 there were 126 COVID-19 infections c...
Nov 17, 2023