Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

A rookie tournament in the Okanagan for four of Canada’s NHL teams appeared in jeopardy a short time ago. As wildfires ravaged the hillsides of nearby West Kelowna, heavy smoke and accommodation...

The Okanagan Forest Task Force (OFTF) has had a busy summer trying to track down people dumping old travel trailers, boats and other vehicles. The latest incident was a fifth-wheel trailer discovered ...

More people displaced by the McDougall Creek wildfire were able to return to their homes Friday. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations downgraded Evacuation Orders to Alerts for seven properties direc...

Police in Kelowna are ramping up education efforts related to e-scooter use. Kelowna was chosen as one of eight cities to take part in the provincial three-year Electric Kick Scooter Pilot Project in ...

Police are trying to reunite a wallet found at Kelowna International Airport last month with its rightful owner. On August 15, at around 10 a.m., Kelowna RCMP received a report from airport staff rega...

UPDATE: 4 p.m. The number of properties on evacuation order due to the McDougall Creek Fire has gone from 380 on Wednesday, to less than 100 as of today. Homes in the Raymer Bay area of Westside Road ...

The mayor of Penticton says he’s disappointed by the news that Air Canada is no longer offering flights to the city. Mayor Julius Bloomfield said there’s a demand for flights from Penticto...

UPDATE: Sept. 14, 2023 Vernon Matters Staff Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a Sikh high school student in Kelowna being pepper sprayed after an incident on a transit bus on Monday. M...

Police say they handed out 88 warnings to drivers in school zones in Kelowna during the first week of back to school. RCMP and BC Highway Patrol officers visited numerous schools in the Kelowna region...

With fall just around the corner, people going to regional and community parks should be prepared for possible bear sightings. With ripening fruit and spawning Kokanee salmon returning to streams, rep...