Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Due to extreme fire conditions across the region and the closure of the Glenmore Landfill, all curbside collection of garbage, yard waste and recycling is suspended until further notice. The Westside ...

A multi-agency force is on hand at Kal Tire Place to assist wildfire evacuees from surrounding communities, many coming from communities on the westside of Okanagan Lake and West Kelowna. In addition ...

UPDATE: 1 p.m. Aug. 21, 2023 The airspace surrounding Kelowna International Airport (YLW) remains closed to allow aerial firefighting activity for the wildfires in the Kelowna area. However, Transport...

UPDATE 4 p.m. The Clarke Creek wildfire in Lake Country has grown to 120 hectares and is still classified as out of control. A local state of emergency is in effect in the district. An evacuation orde...

Update: 1:20 p.m. The UBC Okanagan campus, along with properties in the Finch Road and Quails Ridge areas are the latest to be placed under Evacuation Order due to fires in the Clifton/McKinley areas ...

UPDATE: 10:30 p.m. Officials are saying there was “significant structural loss” overnight due to the McDougall Creek wildfire near West Kelowna. Loyal Wooldridge, chair of the Regional Dis...

Thunderstorms and gusting winds are set to hit the Okanagan and the entire Interior ahead of the weekend. Environment Canada said widespread southwesterly winds, coupled with a cold front that could b...

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is taking even more precautions due to threat the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire, placing the entire community of Scotch Creek on evacuation alert. In a n...

The body of the man who went missing on Kalamalka Lake while kayaking last month has been located. The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say the body of 26-year-old Eli Buruca was found in deep water at the ...

A section of Mission Creek Regional Park in Kelowna remains closed on the south side of Mission Creek going east on the Soopolallie Trail due to a fire. Park visitors are asked to watch for barricades...