Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The B.C. Nurses Union says a new staffing model announced by the province will make B.C. the best place in Canada to be a nurse, and improve patient care. The government will invest $750 million over ...

The Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) needs more time to decide how to distribute provincial funding to individual branches. On Friday, March 31, the B.C. government announced an investment of nearly $1...

This past February saw building permit values in British Columbia decline on both a monthly and annual basis. Statistics Canada reports B.C.’s building permit value had a preliminary total of ov...

The largest fundraising campaign in the history of the Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) Foundation has been launched. The goal is $40 million to advance health care at the hospital, and in the community...

The highway between Golden and Lake Louise will be closed for five days following the Easter long weekend. The B.C. government said Highway 1 will be closed from noon Tuesday, April 11, until 11:59 p....

RCMP are hoping the public will provide dashcam video of a dangerous driver. Kelowna RCMP stopped a an alleged dangerous driver on Enterprise Way at Leckie Road on Sunday. April 2. “The vehicle,...

Kelowna Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at a recycling facility on Cambro Road this afternoon. The first officer on scene reported the Cascades Recovery building was full of smoke with a pos...

The B.C. government has announced a plan to deliver more homes to people, faster. More than 100,000 people moved to B.C. in 2021, and another 150,000 people in 2022, the most in 60 years. Premier Davi...

The BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) is rolling out five dedicated regional prosecution teams, including in the Interior, to support the Repeat Violent Offender Intervention Initiative (ReVOII). Team mem...

The Seattle Thunderbirds are up two games to none on the Kelowna Rockets in their first round WHL playoff series. The T-Birds defeated the Rockets 4-1 at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, WA on Satu...