Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The Okanagan is set to become home of a new food hub that supports farmers, food and beverage producers and processors, while strengthening food security. The B.C. government, in partnership with the ...

A record-breaking number of deceased B.C. residents gave the gift of life last year. BC Transplant says a provincial record of 159 people donated their organs after they died in 2022, which allowed 46...

Canadian children are being asked to help name some future RCMP police dogs. The Police Dog Service Training Centre is asking kids aged four to 14 years old for name suggestions for 13 German Shepherd...

An unscheduled flight landed at Kelowna International Airport about 11:30 Thursday night (Feb. 16). A WestJet plane on a trip from Calgary to Comox made a diversion due to a medical emergency on board...

UPDATE: 4 p.m. RCMP say a motor vehicle incident at the intersection of Harvey Ave. and Gordon Drive in Kelowna this morning resulted in the death of a 27-year-old Kelowna woman. Police say the woman ...

A new book takes readers on a ride through history and into the legendary hotels and pubs in the Okanagan and other parts of the Southern Interior. Room at the Inn: Historic Hotels of British Columbia...

Two people have died and one was hurt in an avalanche in the Purcell Mountains in southeastern British Columbia. Avalanche Canada says a group of five snowboarders and one skier were caught in the sli...

Kelowna is just outside the top ten most expensive rental rates in Canada. The rental property listing website Rentals.ca has ranked Kelowna as the 11th most expensive city for renters in the country....

The agency that works to attract film and video productions to the Okanagan, says it’s public money well spent. The Okanagan Film Commission (OFC) is seeking funding of $295,000 from various gov...

B.C.’s attorney general has been given legal approval to seize three clubhouses owned by the Hells Angels including one on Ellis Street in Kelowna and others in Vancouver and Nanaimo. The B.C. C...