Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Drivers in B.C. are being reminded to leave their phones alone and to make sure all occupants buckle up. Police in B.C. will be conducting enhanced enforcement as March is Distracted Driving/Occupant ...

A trucker from Salmon Arm thought he was being pranked when he found out he was a lottery prize winner. Murray Wallace wondered if it was a joke when he discovered he won $675,000 playing Set for Life...

Fire swept through the courthouse in the town of Golden in southeastern British Columbia, injuring one firefighter battling the flames. Golden Fire Department deputy chief Rob Perry offered few detail...

The Doobie Brothers will play in Kelowna this fall as part of a new Canadian leg to their 50th Anniversary Tour. Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons and John McFee are back together for the fi...

Rock The Lake is excited to announce the additions of legendary rock artists Burton Cummings with His Band, Collective Soul, Everlast Presents: Whitey Ford's House Of Pain, and Bran Van 3000 to its 20...

Kelowna International Airport (YLW) has announced new seasonal flights for this spring and summer. Starting in May, direct flights will resume for seasonal service to four destinations from YLW, inclu...

British Columbians at highest risk of adverse effects from COVID-19 will be able to get another round of boosters. Provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, stated at a press event Friday, March 10...

Thanks to the quick response of Kelowna RCMP officers, a man well-known to the police has been arrested and taken off the streets. Just before 8:00 a.m. today (March 10), the Kelowna RCMP received a r...

Three people died in a home fire south of Vernon Monday. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP responded to a call to assist Vernon Fire Rescue Services at a fully involved structure fire on Commonage Road at ap...

Someone appears to putting people’s lives at risk by aiming lasers at planes using Kelowna International Airport. “Recently, airlines flying in and out of YLW in Kelowna have reported some...