Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Fentanyl sold as meth in Penticton
Interior Health has issued a drug alert for Penticton after identifying pure fentanyl being sold as methamphetamine. The health authority issued the alert Monday, May 29, after testing of a street dru...
May 30, 2023
Kelowna Made planning bigger event in 2023
Kelowna Made will return to downtown Kelowna this summer. The all-ages community celebration offers inclusive, affordable fun for the whole family. The 2023 edition will take place on Saturday, August...
May 30, 2023
Minimum wage rises June 1 in B.C.
People making minium wage will get a bigger pay cheque as of Thursday. The province’s general minimum wage goes up by $1.10 — from $15.65 to $16.75 an hour — on June 1. The 6.9 per c...
May 30, 2023
Flood risk receding in the Shuswap
The risk of flooding events in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District has decreased. The high streamflow advisory for the Shuswap region and its tributaries, including the Thompson, Shuswap, Salmon, A...
May 29, 2023
GoByBike Week activities in Kelowna
Spring GoByBike Week in Kelowna and the Central Okanagan is in full swing, with events and activities until June 4. GoByBike Week is a chance to explore Kelowna by bike, visit celebration stations acr...
May 29, 2023
Future bike routes open for input
The City of Kelowna is looking for resident input to identify new route opportunities within Kelowna's existing and future bike network. The feedback will help determine where new bikeways are a suita...
May 29, 2023
Blazers take care of business by crushing Petes 10-2 at Memorial Cup
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - What a difference a day and a drubbing can make at the Memorial Cup. Dejected and filled with doubts following an opening 8-3 loss to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Qu...
May 28, 2023
City downgrades boil water notice
The City of West Kelowna has downgraded a Boil Water Notice to a Water Quality Advisory for the Rose Valley - Sunnyside/Pritchard service area. View a map at westkelownacity.ca/waterquality to determi...
May 26, 2023
Repeat offender apprehended in Kelowna
Kelowna RCMP have reportedly arrested a known repeat offender. Just after 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, Mounties responded to a report of a suspect breaking and entering into a retail store in the 1200 bo...
May 26, 2023
Inquest ordered into death of man in Kelowna RCMP custody
The B.C. Coroner’s Service will conduct an inquest into the death of a man in Kelowna RCMP custody. The inquest into the death of Edward James Waddell will begin June 13 at the Kelowna Law Court...
May 26, 2023