Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The Conservative Party of B.C. will be holding its annual general meeting in Vernon this fall. The party, under leader John Rustad, had originally planned to hold its AGM at the Elks Hall in Vernon on...

Residents displaced by the wildfire in the Shuswap will be able to return to their homes Wednesday. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District stated Tuesday that residents in the Lower East Adams Lake ar...

The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre has rescinded all remaining evacuation alerts for properties in Lake Country and the City of Kelowna. The evacuation orders and alerts remain in place ...

A vehicle fire spread into the brush near the end of Chute Lake Road in the Central Okanagan around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3. The Kelowna Fire Department received reports of the fire, which was l...

With the McDougall Creek Wildfire actively burning near the Powers Creek drainage, work continues to protect the Glenrosa neighbourhood. Work also continues in other impacted areas to deal with hazard...

Evacuation orders for 26 properties in British Columbia’s Kamloops and Shuswap Lake areas affected by two separate wildfires have been lifted and downgraded to alert status. The Thompson-Nicola ...

Residents impacted by the Bush Creek East fire got their first chance to ask questions of emergency officials on Friday (Sept. 1), and many were frustrated at still being unable to get back to their h...

UPDATE: 3:15 p.m. The West Kelowna RCMP has reopened Highway 97 southbound at Elk Road following a serious collision earlier today involving a pedestrian. Reports say the pedestrian was killed after b...

The new leader of the BC Nurses’ Union has started her three year term. Adriane Gear is a Victoria-based registered nurse who has been practicing since 1993. She has worked in long-term care and...

A house in West Kelowna sustained major damage in an overnight fire that was not connected to the McDougall Creek wildfire. Around 1 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 1, West Kelowna Fire Rescue received reports ...