Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

It is the time of year to celebrate the fascinating land-locked cousin of the Sockeye as salmon spawning season has begun. Enjoy free, live entertainment and interpretive displays at this long-running...

Tom Budd says it’s a donation made out of the enduring love he has for his sons. The philanthropist from Kelowna, a former investment banker, has committed $1 million to the Kelowna General Hosp...

Work is progressing at the site of a rock slide in the Cental Okanagan, but the highway won’t be ready to open for another week or more. A large rock slide occurred on Highway 97 north of Summer...

Vernon will be getting a pop-up Zellers. Zellers announced Wednesday, September 6, that it would be popping up in all 78 Hudson’s Bay locations across the country. Those include the stores in Ve...

The Regional District of Central Okanagan is hosting the annual free tire collection event this weekend. Residents can drop off any old or unused tires, on or off rims that may be a breeding ground fo...

Emergency officials say it could be another week or two before its safe to remove all of the evacuation orders still in place for the McDougall Creek fire. An estimated 405 properties remain under eva...

Amanda Shatzko is looking to make the jump to provincial politics. In a release to Vernon Matters, Shatzko, the current director for Electoral Area C (BX/Silver Star) of the Regional District of North...

A trade show hosted by Okanagan chambers of commerce has been cancelled due to the ongoing disruption to numerous businesses caused by the August wildfires. The event, called Valleywide Business Expo,...

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District says over 170 structures have been lost, and dozens more were damaged, due to the Bush Creek East wildfire. The CSRD said, as of Monday, September 4, there had b...

Burn victims and residents impacted by the McDougall Creek wildfire will be the focus at the Okanagan Sun’s game this Saturday, Sept. 9 against the Vancouver Island Raiders in Kelowna. This game...