Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
RCMP update crash of B.C. bus with 30 aboard
Mounties say no critical injuries have been reported among 30 people on a charter bus that crashed on a forest service road north of Prince George. RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Cooper says numerous ambulances a...
Jun 16, 2023
New affordable housing, transition homes for Kelowna
The B.C. government has opened more affordable housing in Kelowna. Hadgraft Wilson Place at 1369 Bertram Street is offering 68 new affordable rental homes. The homes were constructed through a partner...
Jun 16, 2023
WHL team relocating to Wenatchee; BCHL team future uncertain
The Western Hockey League team in Winnipeg is moving to Washington state, which will have an impact on the BC Hockey League as well. The WHL has announced the Winnipeg ICE franchise has been sold and ...
Jun 16, 2023
Date set for opening of new waterfront park
The latest addition to Kelowna's waterfront public parks will officially open on Saturday, June 24. Pandosy Waterfront Park at 3090 Walnut St., features pedestrian promenades, pathways, misting statio...
Jun 16, 2023
Campfire ban remains in Central Okanagan
Campfires remain banned throughout all Central Okanagan municipalities and electoral area fire service areas until further notice. While the Kamloops Fire Centre will lift its campfire ban as of 12 p....
Jun 15, 2023
Campfire ban for the Kamloops Fire Centre to be lifted
Campfires will once again be permitted in the Okanagan and the Kamloops Fire Centre. The B.C. Wildfire Service said, as a result of favourable weather over the past week and cooler conditions in the f...
Jun 15, 2023
Police release details of ‘disturbing, violent’ attack
Two Good Samaritans helped in the arrest of a stabbing suspect in Kelowna. On Wednesday, June 14, a Kelowna RCMP officer was patrolling the area of 2271 Harvey Avenue near the Orchard Park Centre when...
Jun 15, 2023
Top young B.C. hockey players in Vernon this weekend
Some of the best 13-and 14-year-old hockey players in British Columbia will be in Vernon for a tournament this weekend. The first UMH68 invitational, organized by Up My Hockey founder, former NHL̵...
Jun 15, 2023
UPDATE: Pipe bomb found in Vernon had ‘potential to cause serious injuries’: RCMP
UPDATE 12:30 p.m. RCMP have confirmed that a suspicious device found in Vernon’s north end was indeed dangerous and had the potential to cause serious injuries. A member of the public found what...
Jun 14, 2023
Sports Hall of Fame to meet following alleged transphobic incident in involving inductee
A sports hall of fame in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan will meet next week to discuss the future of one of its inductees who was involved in a high-profile incident in Kelowna that has captured national...
Jun 14, 2023