Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Kelowna’s Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 26) will be hosting a memorial service and parade in the downtown for Remembrance Day this Saturday. The event will begin with a pre-ceremony parade from ...

The hourly wage needed to make a modest living in Kelowna has gone up 7.5 per cent in the past year. Living Wage for Families BC and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says two parents would ...

Armstrong has been named the most water-wise community in the Okanagan for 2023. The North Okanagan city was awarded the Make Water Work Community Champion title by the Okanagan Basin Water Board afte...

A man who police say is a “prominent member of the local equestrian community” has been arrested in Kelowna for allegations of sexual assault and sexual exploitation. The RCMP Sex Crimes U...

Kelowna RCMP have arrested a property crime offender who had moved to the area from the Kootenays. In September, the RCMP Target Team launched an investigation into the repeat offender, with the assis...

A recent emergency incident at Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The agency said a privately-operated Pilatus PC-24 aircraft had a...

Work to clear the rubble from the Aug. 28 rock slide on Highway 97 will mean another temporary closure to the road along Okanagan Lake. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced High...

Four people will seek the BC United nomination in the newly-named Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream provincial riding. “BC United is pleased to share four individuals have put their names forward ...

The CEO of Kelowna International Airport is the Kelowna Chamber’s Business Leader of the Year. Sam Samaddar will be formally recognized at the Chamber's 36th Annual Business and Community Excell...

Despite cooler, wetter weather, the drought conditions throughout the Interior, including the Okanagan, were unchanged on a weekly basis. The B.C. River Forecast Centre reported the Okanagan Basin was...