Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
University football returns with Kal Bowl 2023
Greater Vernon will be home to a university football game for the second straight year. The Kal Tire Kalamalka Bowl is set to be held again this summer after a successful first year. The Kalamalka Bow...
Apr 12, 2023
RCMP catch suspect after string of thefts
Kelowna Regional RCMP arrested a man in connection with a stolen truck, a service truck, tool trailer and tools in a file with several moving parts dating back to the end of 2022. Initially, the suspe...
Apr 12, 2023
Pattison Media names journalism scholarship recipients
Pattison Media has announced the awarding of four scholarships valued at $2,500 each, to deserving students enrolled in journalism studies at institutions across Western Canada. The B.C.-based company...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. creates enforcement teams in 12 communities to tackle repeat violent offenders
Teams of police, prosecutors and probation officers are being enlisted to tackle repeat violent offenders in a dozen British Columbia communities. Premier David Eby says the government will create 12 ...
Apr 12, 2023
Fire behind dealership damages vehicles
Multiple vehicles were damaged in a late night fire in Kelowna. The Kelowna Fire Department responded to the 800 block of Finns Road around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11. “The first arriving o...
Apr 12, 2023
Injunction to be filed for reinstatement of Simon Fraser University football program
The fight to reinstate Simon Fraser University’s football program has become a legal battle. The Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society will file an injunction against the Burnaby, B.C., school to...
Apr 11, 2023
Semi-truck collides with townhouses
RCMP is investigating a collision that saw a semi-truck run into two homes on the corner of Cameron Avenue at Gordon Road in Kelowna this morning. The incident has resulted in the closure of the westb...
Apr 11, 2023
Sleep Country to buy Casper’s Canadian operations
Sleep County Canada Holdings Inc. announced Monday it will acquire Casper Sleep Inc.’s Canadian operations. Toronto-based mattress retailer Sleep Country will pay US$20.6 million for the U.S. ma...
Apr 10, 2023
Vipers advance to next round of BCHL playoffs
The Vernon Vipers have moved into the second round of the B.C. Hockey League playoffs after a convincing 3-0 win over the West Kelowna Warriors in game 6 on Easter Sunday at Kal Tire Place. The Vipers...
Apr 09, 2023
$5M lottery ticket sold in Okanagan
The Easter bunny has delivered some very “hoppy” news for one lucky person, which could be an Okanagan resident . The B.C. Lottery Corp. says a Lotto 6/49 ticket worth $5 million for Satur...
Apr 09, 2023