Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The City of Kelowna has launched a new thermal shelter pilot project designed to keep people living outdoors warmer. The city has secured 20 one-person and seven two-person shelters from a manufacture...

British Columbia will be getting another blast of cold winter weather. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement, advising that a “cold spell” is forecast for most of the p...

The B.C. government has put new conservancy protections in place for the old-growth forests of the Incomappleux Valley. Located southeast of Revelstoke, the Incomappleux Conservancy covers over 58,000...

Former Kelowna mayor Colin Basran was not on hand for his first court appearance on a charge of sexual assault. Basran, 45, was represented in provincial court Tuesday by his lawyer’s representa...

Kelowna council is discussing future steps after getting an update from staff on the city’s housing affordability issues. As part of Canada's fastest growing metropolitan area, Kelowna is contin...

An avalanche near Revelstoke has killed two brothers from the U.S., and caused serious injuries to one other person. RCMP say on Monday afternoon, Jan. 23, the Revelstoke RCMP were advised of an avala...

A snowfall warning is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt Tuesday (Jan. 24). In an online alert, Environment Canada says 24 centimetres of heavy snow fell on the stretch of Highw...

Central Okanagan Public Schools and CUPE Local 3523 have announced a tentative collective bargaining agreement was reached over the weekend. “With the help of a mediator, both parties worked thr...

Tolko Industries is not ready to re-open its Armstrong and Soda Creek (Williams Lake) lumber divisions. The Vernon-based company has announced the downtime at those operations will continue through th...

No one was injured after a vehicle fire spread to a structure in West Kelowna this morning. Shortly after 1 a.m., crews from West Kelowna Fire Rescue responded to a fully-engulfed pickup truck extendi...