Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Part of Knox Mountain closed to public for Hill Climb
The Knox Mountain Hill Climb takes place this weekend on both Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21. The base of Knox Mountain, Crown Lookout and Knox Mountain Drive will be closed to the public other t...
May 16, 2023
New ID policy for B.C casinos
Everyone who enters a B.C. casino will soon be required to present government-issued identification, in what the BC Lottery Corporation says is an initiative to support people who have registered for ...
May 16, 2023
Shed and snowmobiles destroyed
Several recreational vehicles were destroyed after a shed fire in Kelowna Monday night. Just before 6 p.m., Kelowna Regional Dispatch Centre received multiple 911 calls reporting a large shed on fire ...
May 16, 2023
WestJet customers in limbo as strike notice issued
The travel plans of WestJet customers are up in the air after its pilots’ union issued a 72-hour strike notice Monday night. The gambit by the Air Line Pilots Association starts a countdown to a...
May 16, 2023
Semi removed from home
The semi is gone, but the townhouse it was embedded in at Gordon and Cameron in Kelowna has not been approved for occupancy. The family that was forced out after the accident more than a month ago is ...
May 16, 2023
Police seek help to find missing boy
The Kelowna RCMP is asking for the public's assistance to locate 13-year-old Gauge Estabrook of West Kelowna. Gauge was last seen in West Kelowna on Friday May 12, just after noon. He is described as ...
May 15, 2023
Travel, tourism sectors set for major recovery this year
Canada’s travel and tourism sector is poised for a big post-pandemic rebound, according to a report from the World Travel and Tourism Council. The industry is set to contribute $162.6 billion to...
May 15, 2023
Vees take early edge in BCHL Final, T-Birds and Ice tied in WHL
Two close games opened the BC Hockey League Final for the Fred Page Cup. The defending champion Penticton Vees edged the Alberni Valley Bulldogs by the same 4-3 score in games Friday and Saturday nigh...
May 15, 2023
Record-breaking weather in 33 B.C. communities
Heat records were set or tied in 33 British Columbia communities Sunday including Vernon where a 99-year old record was broken. The mercury reached 31.6 degrees Celsius on May 14, eclipsing the old ma...
May 15, 2023
Wildfire and garage fire keep crews busy
Kelowna firefighters were called to deal with a 30 foot by 30 foot wildfire below Mount Baldy Drive at the north end of Dilworth Drive Sunday afternoon. Access was an issue so crews initially cut a gu...
May 15, 2023