Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

RCMP have released the photo of a violent high risk offender who they expect might return to the Okanagan after his electronic monitoring device was removed John Aronson currently has an unendorsed wa...

A snowfall warning is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt Friday (Feb. 3) night. In an online warning Friday morning, Environment Canada says around 15 centimetres is of snow is ...

West Kelowna council has approved first reading of its 2023 financial plan which includes a tax hike of five per cent. Embedded in that figure is a 1.7 per cent increase in police services costs and o...

Lake Country residents were warned to expect a big jump in property taxes this year. Council has given first reading to its 2023 budget which includes an increase of 17 percent for landowners. It cite...

A candlelight vigil was held Wednesday evening in memory of Ashley Wadsworth to mark one year since the Vernon teenager’s murder. The vigil at Kin Beach for Ashley Wadsworth, the 19-year-old Ver...

The B.C. government is supporting the upkeep of accessible taxis to provide people in wheelchairs better service. The Passenger Transportation Accessibility Program (PTAP) has been launched to help of...

A candidate in the 2022 Local General Election in Kelowna is facing a fine related to campaign advertising. Elections B.C. reports that Daniel Joseph was assessed a $100 penalty for sponsoring electio...

RCMP have put out an appeal for information on a West Kelowna man who has been missing for more than three months. Brett Moore, 34, was last seen Oct. 23, 2022. “His family is very concerned as ...

The rebuild of the Vancouver Canucks has begun, with centre Bo Horvat heading to the New York Islanders. The Canucks announced Monday that their captain is heading east in exchange for forwards Anthon...

A shocking incident of vandalism in Kelowna, and so far, the motive is not known. Police say a man got out of a white Hyundai with an axe and proceeded to smash multiple windows and uttered threats at...